Sequential Visible-Light and N-Heterocyclic Carbene Catalysis: Stereoselective Synthesis of Tetrahydropyrano[2,3- b]indoles

Org Lett. 2020 Jun 5;22(11):4440-4443. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.0c01447. Epub 2020 May 7.

Abstract

An efficiently stereoselective [4 + 2] cycloaddition of 3-alkylenyloxindoles and α-diazoketones through sequential visible-light photoactivation and N-heterocyclic carbene catalysis was achieved. A series of tetrahydropyrano[2,3-b]indoles with an all-carbon quaternary stereocenter were obtained in good yields with excellent diastereo- and enantioselectivities.