Synthesis of highly functionalized chiral 3,3′-disubstituted oxindoles via an organocatalytic enantioselective Michael addition of nitroalkanes to indolylidenecyanoacetates

Lu Liu, Deyan Wu, Shu Zheng, Tengfei Li, Xiangmin Li, Sinan Wang, Jian Li, Hao Li, Wei Wang

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Abstract

An efficient bifunctional cinchona alkaloid derived thiourea-promoted enantioselective conjugate addition of nitroalkanes to indolylidenecyanoacetates has been developed under neat conditions. The process leads to synthetically interesting densely functionalized 3,3′-disubstituted oxindoles with creation of up to three stereogenic centers.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)134-137
Number of pages4
JournalOrganic Letters
Volume14
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 6 2012
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Organic Chemistry

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