Cycloaddition approach to benzo-annulated indane-based α-amino acid derivatives

Synthesis of various benzo-annulated indane-based α-amino acid (AAA) derivatives are reported via a [4+2] and [2+2+2] cycloaddition reactions as key steps. Here, o-xylylene based AAA moiety has been used as a reactive intermediate and by adopting this strategy various indane-based constrained AAA derivatives are prepared.