Catalytic enantioselective trifluoromethylthiolation of oxindoles using shelf-stable N-(trifluoromethylthio)phthalimide and a cinchona alkaloid catalyst

Chem Commun (Camb). 2014 Mar 7;50(19):2508-11. doi: 10.1039/c3cc49877h. Epub 2014 Jan 24.

Abstract

The organocatalytic enantioselective trifluoromethylthiolation of oxindoles employing N-(trifluoromethylthio)phthalimide as a stable, easy to handle CF3S-source has been developed. Optically active products with a quaternary stereogenic center bearing a CF3S-group are obtained in good yields and with good to excellent enantioselectivities.

MeSH terms

  • Catalysis
  • Cinchona Alkaloids / chemistry*
  • Indoles / chemistry*
  • Phthalimides / chemistry*
  • Stereoisomerism

Substances

  • Cinchona Alkaloids
  • Indoles
  • Phthalimides