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Asymmetric [3 + 2] annulation of N-protected isatins with but-3-yn-2-one catalyzed by DIOP: facile creation of enantioenriched spiro[furan-2,3′-indoline]-2′,4(5H)-dione
State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 354 Fenglin Road, Shanghai 200032, P.R. China
E-mail: mshi@mail.sioc.ac.cn
Org. Biomol. Chem., 2012,10, 8048-8050
DOI:
10.1039/C2OB25801C
Received
26 Apr 2012,
Accepted
10 Aug 2012
First published online
14 Aug 2012
DIOP catalyzed highly enantioselective [3 + 2] annulation of N-protected isatins with but-3-yn-2-one has been disclosed, allowing the synthesis of enantioenriched spiro[furan-2,3′-indoline]-2′,4(5H)-dione in moderate yields along with good to high enantioselectivities under mild conditions.