corresponding quaternarycarbon-containing 3,3-disubstituted isoindolin-1-ones in good yields (up to 99 %) with good to excellent enantioselectivities (up to 95 % ee). The optical purity of the product was further improved after a single recrystallization. This protocol provides a convenient method for the catalytic asymmetric synthesis of valuable 3,3-disubstituted isoindolin-1-ones in high yields
Asymmetricaddition of indoles to cyclic α-diaryl-substituted N-acyl imines, which are generated in situ from 3-aryl 3-hydroxyisoindolinones, is described. The transformation proceeds smoothly with a broad range of indoles and isoindolinone alcohols using a SPINOL-derived chiral Brønsted acid catalyst to afford α-tetrasubstituted (3-indolyl)(diaryl)methanamines in excellent yields and enantioselectivities