Stereoselective Ring Opening of meso Bicyclic Hydrazines: A Straightforward Approach to Hydrazino Cyclopentenic Cores

The diastereoselective synthesis of hydrazinocyclopentenes 6 or 7 can be achieved in a straightforward manner from Diels-Alder adduct 4 using an acid-catalyzed rearrangement or a palladium-catalyzed allylic substitution reaction. In the latter case, enantioenriched compounds with ee values up to 58% can be obtained when an appropriate chiral ligand is used. [reaction: see text]