4-Methylpyrimidinium ylides. Part 7: 3+2 Dipolar cycloadditions to non-symmetrical substituted alkenes and alkynes

The ability of 4-methylpyrimidinium ylides (as 1,3-dipoles) to react with activated non-symmetrical substituted dipolarophiles (alkenes and alkynes) is presented. 4-Methylpyrimidinium ylides did not react with alkenes. With alkynes the reactions are regiospecific, a single regioisomer being obtained. A possible mechanism for the reaction pathway is proposed. For the first time in the pyrimidinium ylides series both isomers resulting from bonding to the 2-and 6-positions of the heterocycle ring were obtained. The appropriate conditions in order to increase the selectivity of one of the isomers were determined.