Noncovalent organocatalysis: a powerful tool for the nucleophilic epoxidation of α-ylideneoxindoles

Org Lett. 2011 Dec 2;13(23):6248-51. doi: 10.1021/ol202646w. Epub 2011 Nov 4.

Abstract

A novel asymmetric nucleophilic epoxidation for α-ylideneoxindole esters has been successfully devised, resulting in enantioenriched spiro compounds with two new contiguous stereocenters. The employed (S)-α,α-diphenylprolinol functions as a bifunctional catalyst, creating a complex H-bond network in conjunction with a substrate and an oxidant.

MeSH terms

  • Catalysis
  • Epoxy Compounds / chemical synthesis*
  • Epoxy Compounds / chemistry
  • Esters
  • Indoles / chemical synthesis*
  • Indoles / chemistry*
  • Molecular Structure
  • Spiro Compounds / chemical synthesis*
  • Spiro Compounds / chemistry
  • Stereoisomerism

Substances

  • Epoxy Compounds
  • Esters
  • Indoles
  • Spiro Compounds