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J Org Chem
; 86(18): 12623-12643, 2021 09 17.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-34283607
ABSTRACT
The present study reports an asymmetric organocatalytic cascade reaction of oxindole derivates with α,ß-unsaturated aldehydes efficiently catalyzed by simple chiral secondary amine. Spirooxindole-fused cyclopentanes were produced in excellent isolated yields (up to 98%) with excellent enantiopurities (up to 99% ee) and moderate to high diastereoselectivities. The synthetic utility of the protocol was exemplified on a set of additional transformations of the corresponding spiro compounds. In addition, a study showing the promising biological activity of selected enantioenriched products was accomplished.