Synlett 2023; 34(20): 2405-2410
DOI: 10.1055/a-2066-2879
cluster
Special Issue Dedicated to Prof. Hisashi Yamamoto

Asymmetric Synthesis of 3-Lactone-Substituted 2-Oxindoles with Vicinal Quaternary Carbon Centers through Vinylogous Conjugate Addition

Zegong Li
,
Zi Zeng
,
Qi Tang
,
Ziwei Zhong
,
Xiaohua Liu
,
Xiaoming Feng
The authors thank the National Natural Science Foundation of China (U19A2014) and Sichuan University (2020SCUNL204) for financial support.


Dedicated to Professor Hisashi Yamamoto to celebrate his 80th birthday.

Abstract

A new method has been developed for constructing vicinal quaternary stereocenters with an oxindole–butanolide hybrid framework through asymmetric vinylogous addition of a siloxyfuran to an indol-2-one in the presence of a readily available N,N′-dioxide–Ni(OTf)2 complex catalyst. Various oxindole–lactones were obtained in up to 98% yield with >19:1 dr and 97% ee under mild reaction conditions. A possible transition-state model is proposed to explain the origin of the asymmetric induction.

Supporting Information



Publication History

Received: 23 February 2023

Accepted after revision: 30 March 2023

Accepted Manuscript online:
30 March 2023

Article published online:
09 May 2023

© 2023. Thieme. All rights reserved

Georg Thieme Verlag KG
Rüdigerstraße 14, 70469 Stuttgart, Germany