Wenchao Chen, Wenguo Yang, Lin Yan, Choon-Hong Tan and Zhiyong Jiang
Chem. Commun., 2013,49, 9854-9856
DOI:
10.1039/C3CC46111D,
Communication
Highly enantioselective phase-transfer alkylation of 3-substituted-2-oxindoles with activated bromomethanes is disclosed with a broad substrate scope by using bicyclic guanidinium as a catalyst and a Lewis acid as the co-catalyst. The alkylation adducts are versatile intermediates to accomplish the syntheses of pyrroloindolines and furoindolines.