Substituted 1-acylaminocyclohex-2-enes can be prepared in good to excellent yields by multicomponent reactions (MCR) utilizing ubiquitously available aldehydes, amides, and dienophiles (AAD reaction). This novel one-pot reaction involves 1-acylaminobuta-1,3-dienes as key intermediates, which undergo subsequent Diels-Alder reactions.
multicomponent reactions - aldehydes - dienamides - Diels-Alder reaction - cyclohexenes