Volume 52, Issue 2 pp. 585-588
Communication

Catalytic [4+2] Cyclization of α,β-Unsaturated Acyl Chlorides with 3-Alkylenyloxindoles: Highly Diastereo- and Enantioselective Synthesis of Spirocarbocyclic Oxindoles

Dr. Li-Tao Shen

Dr. Li-Tao Shen

Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Recognition and Function, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190 (China)

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Wen-Qiang Jia

Wen-Qiang Jia

Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Recognition and Function, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190 (China)

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Prof. Dr. Song Ye

Corresponding Author

Prof. Dr. Song Ye

Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Recognition and Function, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190 (China)

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First published: 13 November 2012
Citations: 98

Financial support from the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (2011CB808600), National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 21072195), and the Chinese Academy of Sciences is gratefully acknowledged.

Graphical Abstract

Cinchona alkaloids were used as Lewis base catalysts in the title reaction. The [4+2] cyclization of α,β-unsaturated acyl chlorides with electron-deficient alkenes derived from oxindole gave the corresponding spirocarbocyclic oxindoles.

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