A Diels−Alder Approach to the Stereoselective Synthesis of 2,3,5,6-Tetra- and 2,3,4,5,6-Pentasubstituted Piperidines

A stereoselective synthesis of 2,3,5,6-tetra- and 2,3,4,5,6-pentasubstituted piperidines was achieved from oxidative cleavage of 2-aza-bicyclo[2.2.2]octene Diels−Alder adducts derived from N-protected 2-methyl-1,2-dihydropyridine. A chiral auxiliary mediated asymmetric synthesis of the pentasubstituted piperidine is also demonstrated. This methodology incorporates orthogonal protecting groups, thus providing a piperidine scaffold with easily modified points of diversity.