Highly stereoselective olefin cyclopropanation of diazooxindoles catalyzed by a C2-symmetric spiroketal bisphosphine/Au(I) complex

J Am Chem Soc. 2013 Jun 5;135(22):8197-200. doi: 10.1021/ja4040895. Epub 2013 May 24.

Abstract

A spiroketal bisphosphine (SKP) derived chiral digold complex is identified as a powerful catalyst for the highly diastereo- and enantioselective synthesis of spirocyclopropyloxindoles from diazooxindoles and a broad range of alkenes, including both cis and trans 1,2-disubstituted alkenes.