The ubiquitous presence of spirooxindole architectures with several functionalities and stereogenic centers in bioactive molecules has been appealing for the development of novel methodologies seeking their preparation in high yields and selectivities. Expansion and refinement in the field of asymmetric organocatalysis have made possible the development of straightforward strategies that addres...

A stereoselective cyclization between alkylidene oxindoles and 5-methoxyoxazoles has been developed using catalytic titanium(IV) chloride (as low as 5 mol %) to afford spiro[3,3'-oxindole-1-pyrrolines] in excellent yield (up to 99%) and diastereoselectivity (up to 99:1). Using a chiral scandium(III)-indapybox/BArF complex affords enantioenriched spirooxindole-1-pyrrolines where a ligand-induced...

A convenient and efficient method for the constructions of 3-spirooxindole derivatives or 3,3'-disubstituted oxindoles has been developed from one-pot reactions of isatins, hydrazides or aromatic amines, 2-(bromomethyl)acrylic ester and tin powder in the presence of a catalytic amount of Brønsted or Lewis acid. The method avoids the use of toxic stannanes and allows easy operation. It is also p...

Herein, we report our preliminary results concerning the first promising asymmetric synthesis of highly functionalized 2-oxospiro-[indole-3,4'-(1',4'-dihydropyridine)] via the reaction of an enamine with isatylidene malononitrile derivatives in the presence of a chiral base organocatalyst. The moderate, but promising, enantioselectivity observed (30%-58% ee (enantiomeric excess)) opens the door...

Dynamic kinetic asymmetric transformation (DYKAT) reactions of racemic diastereomer mixtures that afford the products as essentially single diastereomers with high enantioselectivities are described. We demonstrated DYKAT in diastereo- and enantioselective synthesis spirooxindoles bearing furan-fused rings. The starting materials DYKAT, dihydrobenzofuranone derivatives, were synthesized mixture...

An extremely efficient catalytic protocol for the synthesis of spirooxindole derivatives via a one-pot three component approach in the presence of SBA-Oxime-Zn, as a heterogeneous catalyst using water as a green solvent is reported. The catalyst exhibited excellent catalytic activity, and the proposed methodology is capable of providing the desired products in good yield and short reaction time...

Simple primary-tertiary diamines easily derived from natural primary amino acids were used to catalyze the Michael addition of ketones with isatylidenemalononitrile derivatives. Diamine 1a in combination with D-CSA as an additive provided Michael adducts in high yield (up to 94%) and excellent enantioselectivity (up to 99%). The catalyst 1a was successfully used to catalyze the three-component ...