ABSTRACT
The chemistry phosphorus and sulfur ylides have been exploited for a facile, short and efficient synthesis of 3-spirocyclopentene- and 3-spiropyrazole-2-oxindoles from E- and Z-isomers of bromo derivatives of Morita-Baylis-Hillman adducts of isatin with Ph(3)P/activated alkene/K(2)CO(3) and Me(2)S/DEAD/K(2)CO(3), respectively, via [3 + 2]-annulation strategy.
Subject(s)
Alkenes/chemistry , Indoles/chemistry , Pyrazoles/chemistry , Spiro Compounds/chemical synthesis , Alkenes/chemical synthesis , Cyclization , Indoles/chemical synthesis , Models, Molecular , Molecular Structure , Oxindoles , Pyrazoles/chemical synthesis , StereoisomerismABSTRACT
An activation of the pyridine nucleus has been achieved via 1,5-electrocyclization of vinyl pyridinium ylides generated from bromo isomerized Morita-Baylis-Hillman adducts of isatin and pyridine under basic conditions. The method has been successfully applied for an efficient synthesis of a number of 3-spirodihydroindolizine-2-oxindoles, which have been found as core structure of secoyohimbane and heteroyohimbane alkaloid natural products.
