Issue 50, 2018

Catalytic asymmetric synthesis of spirooxindoles: recent developments

Abstract

Chiral spirooxindoles are privileged heterocyclic motifs, which are widely found in natural alkaloids and pharmaceuticals. Moreover, the construction of chiral spiro-cyclic frameworks is a long-lasting challenge in organic synthesis. The past four years have witnessed significant developments in this field, and this feature article outlines the recent progress in the catalytic asymmetric synthesis of spirooxindoles, including the contributions of our group. The catalytic asymmetric construction of spirooxindoles has greatly benefited from the utilization of oxindole derivatives as starting materials, including isatin derivatives, methyleneindolinones, indolin-2-one derivatives and isatin-derived 3-indolylmethanols. This article is divided into sections according to the size and type of the generated spiro-ring fused at the C3-position of the oxindole core (from three-membered to seven-membered spiro-rings), and representative examples are given with illustrations. In addition, the enantioselective construction of bispirooxindole frameworks is also discussed in the last section.

Graphical abstract: Catalytic asymmetric synthesis of spirooxindoles: recent developments

Article information

Article type
Feature Article
Submitted
25 Mar 2018
Accepted
04 May 2018
First published
04 May 2018

Chem. Commun., 2018,54, 6607-6621

Catalytic asymmetric synthesis of spirooxindoles: recent developments

G. Mei and F. Shi, Chem. Commun., 2018, 54, 6607 DOI: 10.1039/C8CC02364F

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