First examples of [8π + 2π] cycloaddition of 16-dehydropregnenolone (16-DPA) acetate with diazafulvenium methides leading to chiral 4,5,6,7-tetrahydropyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine-fused steroids are reported. These hexacyclic steroids were obtained exclusively or selectively with the approach of the 1,7-dipole by the less hindered α-face of 16-DPA. Quantum chemical calculations at the DFT level were carried out, using the cycloaddition of 1-methyl- and 1-benzyl-diazafulvenium methides with N-phenylmaleimide as model reactions, in order to rationalize the stereochemistry outcome. The results indicate that endo cycloadditions of the more stable dipole conformation, having the 1-substituent pointing outward, are significantly more favorable than the alternative exo cycloaddition.
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