Quinine-Based Trifunctional Organocatalyst for Tandem Aza-Henry Reaction-Cyclization: Asymmetric Synthesis of Spiroxindole-Pyrrolidine/Piperidines

Autor: Saumen Hajra, Bibekananda Jana
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Organic Letters. 19:4778-4781
ISSN: 1523-7052
1523-7060
Popis: A quinine-derived trifunctional sulphonamide catalyst has been developed for the effective asymmetric organocatalytic tandem aza-Henry reaction-cyclization of isatin-derived ketimines and nitroalkane-mesylates for the synthesis of spiro-pyrrolidine/piperidine-oxindoles. Demethylation of traditional bifunctional catalyst to incorporate an additional hydrogen bonding C6'-OH group plays the key role toward remarkable enantioselectivity.
Databáze: OpenAIRE