An enantioselective fluorination of 3‐functionalized oxindoles using electron‐rich amino urea catalyst is described. Various 3‐functionalized 3‐fluoro‐2‐oxindoles were obtained in good yields and enantio‐selectivity. The resulting enantioenriched 3‐methylene nitrile 3‐fluoro‐2‐oxindole product was found to inhibit indoleamine 2,3‐dioxygenase considerably.
tetrahydropyrroloindol-based calycanthaceous alkaloid derivatives were synthesized from indole-3-acetonitrile in good yields. The synthesized compounds were evaluated against nine strains of bacteria and a wide range of plant pathogen fungi. Bioassay results revealed that majority of the compounds displayed similar or higher in vitro antimicrobial activities than the positive control. The biological