An organocatalytic Michael-Michael cascade for the enantioselective construction of spirocyclopentane bioxindoles: control of four contiguous stereocenters

Org Lett. 2014 Jan 17;16(2):544-7. doi: 10.1021/ol4034226. Epub 2014 Jan 8.

Abstract

An organocatalytic Michael-Michael cascade for the enantioselective construction of spirocyclopentane bioxindoles was developed in moderate to good yield with good diastereoselectivities and excellent enantioselectivities. The straightforward process, catalyzed by a bifunctional chiral squaramide catalyst, serves as a powerful tool for the enantioselective construction of potentially biological bioxindoles with four contiguous chiral centers, of which two are spiro all-carbon quaternary centers on a single cyclopentane ring.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Catalysis
  • Cyclopentanes / chemical synthesis*
  • Cyclopentanes / chemistry
  • Heterocyclic Compounds, 4 or More Rings / chemical synthesis*
  • Heterocyclic Compounds, 4 or More Rings / chemistry
  • Indoles / chemical synthesis*
  • Indoles / chemistry*
  • Molecular Structure
  • Spiro Compounds / chemical synthesis*
  • Spiro Compounds / chemistry
  • Stereoisomerism

Substances

  • Cyclopentanes
  • Heterocyclic Compounds, 4 or More Rings
  • Indoles
  • Spiro Compounds