Abstract 2-Oxa-7-azaspiro[4.4]nonane-8,9-diones were newly synthesized in good yields by the Mn(III)-based reaction of a mixture of 1,1-diarylethenes and 4-acylpyrrolidine-2,3-diones. Under the stated reaction conditions, the pyrrolidinedione ring remained intact and… Click to show full abstract
Abstract 2-Oxa-7-azaspiro[4.4]nonane-8,9-diones were newly synthesized in good yields by the Mn(III)-based reaction of a mixture of 1,1-diarylethenes and 4-acylpyrrolidine-2,3-diones. Under the stated reaction conditions, the pyrrolidinedione ring remained intact and became one of the two rings of the 2-oxa-7-azaspiro[4.4]nonanedione scaffold. The procedure was simple and the product was easily separated. The structure determination and the mechanism for the formation of the 2-oxa-7-azaspiro[4.4]nonanediones were also discussed.
               
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