Regio- and diastereoselective synthesis of diverse spirocyclic indenes by cyclization with indene-dienes as two carbon building blocks

Org Biomol Chem. 2023 Aug 23;21(33):6681-6686. doi: 10.1039/d3ob00982c.

Abstract

We report a base-promoted cyclization with indene-dienes as two carbon building blocks toward diverse spirocyclic indene scaffolds including hexacyclic spiroindenes bearing benzo pyran motifs and pentacyclic spiroindenes containing oxindole units in high yields with excellent diastereoselectivities.