Stereo‑, Regio‑, and Chemoselective [3 + 2]-Cycloaddition of (2<i>E</i>,4<i>E</i>)‑Ethyl 5‑(Phenylsulfonyl)penta-2,4-dienoate with Various Azomethine Ylides, Nitrones, and Nitrile Oxides: Synthesis of Pyrrolidine, Isoxazolidine, and Isoxazoline Derivatives and a Computational Study

One-pot chemo-, regio-, and stereoselective synthesis of series of heterocyclic and spiroheterocyclic compounds was accomplished through mono- and bis­[3 + 2]-cycloaddition reactions of (2<i>E</i>,4<i>E</i>)-ethyl 5-(phenylsulfonyl)­penta-2,4-dienoate as a dipolarophile with azomethine ylides, nitrones, and nitrile oxides in good yields. The structures of the products were established by spectroscopic techniques as well as by single-crystal XRD study, and DFT calculations were performed to further understand the mechanism of this [3 + 2]-cycloaddition reaction