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Construction of Cyclopentanes Consisting of Five Stereocenters via NHC-Catalyzed Cascade Reactions of Enals with Oxindole-Dienones.

Yadi NiuLaiping YaoHongli ZhaoXue TangQian ZhaoYuling WuBo HanWei HuangGu Zhan
Published in: Organic letters (2023)
Despite the widespread presence of the chiral cyclopentane motif, the asymmetric synthesis of cyclopentanes containing five stereocenters remains a formidable challenge. Here, we present an N -heterocyclic carbene (NHC)-catalyzed cascade reaction of enal and oxindole-dienone, which allows access to spiroxindole cyclopentanes featuring a complete set of chiral centers on the five-membered carbocycle. This strategy, characterized by the formation of multiple bonds and chiral centers, demonstrates a broad substrate scope, exclusive diastereoselectivity, and up to 99:1 er.
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