Synthesis of New Thienopyridine Derivatives by [3+2]- and [2+2]-Cycloaddition Reactions.

The reaction of 6,7-dihydrothieno[3,2-c]pyridine derivatives with 1,3-dipoles, such as a nitrile oxides or nitrile imines, gave novel fused heterocycles. The Staudinger reaction of the starting material was also studied. This reaction was stereoselective and exclusively gave racemic cis-cycloadducts in which the thienopyridine core was fused with a β-lactam ring. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]