We report the first catalytic asymmetric cyanation of N-Boc ketoimines, which enables highly enantioselective synthesis of oxindole based α-amino nitriles. An unprecedented tandem aza-Wittig/Strecker reaction is also developed, emerging as a promising strategy for the catalytic asymmetric cyanation of ketoimines formed in situ from achiral ketones.

A new polymer acid catalyst, sulfonated hyperbranched poly(arylene oxindole), 5-OH-SHPAO, was prepared for selective cellulose hydrolysis. Its superior catalysis, showing high glucose selectivity at almost full cellulose conversion, is attributed to the presence of an hydroxyl group next to the sulfonic acid, therefore mimicking the separate acid-base pair in the cellulase active site.

Chiral binaphthyl-modified squaramide-catalyzed enantioselective addition of diphenyl phosphonate to ketimines derived from isatins has been achieved. This method affords practical and efficient access to chiral 3-amino-3-phosphonyl-substituted oxindole derivatives in high yields with excellent enantioselectivities (up to 99% ee).

The asymmetric unit of the title compound, C(43)H(34)Cl(4)N(4)O(3), contains two crystallographically independent mol-ecules. In both mol-ecules, the pyrrolidine ring adopts a twist conformation, the oxindole units are slightly distorted from planarity and the isoxazoline ring adopts an envelope conformation. The crystal structure is stabilized by N-H⋯O hydrogen-bonding inter-actions giving one...

Carbon-centered carboranyl radicals are an underdeveloped compound class. In their Research Article (e202305088), Zhi-Xiang Wang, Xiang-Yu Chen and co-workers show that the combination of carborane phosphonium salts KOAc forms a photoactive charge transfer complex for generation carbon-centered radicals, allowing access to various carborane-oxindole pharmaceuticals. Photocatalysts Photocatalysi...

Among the new generation photovoltaics, perovskite solar cell (PSC) technology reached top efficiencies in a few years. Currently, main objective to further develop PSCs is related fabrication of stable devices with cost-effective materials and reliable processes achieve possible industrialization pathway. In n-i-p device configuration, hole transporting material (HTM) used most highly doped or...

Four high triplet organic semi-conductors based on the donor-spiro-acceptor design (D-spiro-A) have been synthesized. Their physicochemical and photophysical properties have been studied, compared and discussed in light of the nature of their respective donor/acceptor units. The four compounds have been used as host materials in efficient sky-blue (EQE 4 10% at 10 mA cm ) phosphorescent organic...

In the title spiro-indeno-quinoxaline compound, C(22)H(14)N(6)O·C(2)H(6)O, the five-membered ring of the indene unit and the pyran ring are perpendicular [89.11 (3)°]. In the crystal, N-H⋯N hydrogen bonds connect the spiro-indeno-quinoxaline mol-ecules, and the ethanol solvent mol-ecules complete the hydrogen-bond network via O-H⋯N and N-H⋯O inter-actions.

A series of functionalized spiro[indoline-3,2'-oxiran]-2-ones was efficiently synthesized by Darzens reaction of phenacyl bromides with isatins both with N-alkyl groups and without N-substituent in the presence of potassium carbonate as a base catalyst. When two equivalents phenacyl bromides were used in the reaction, the N-substitution reaction of isatin also finished with the formation of spi...