Highly regioselective synthesis of 3-alkylthio-2-oxindoles via DABCO-catalyzed allylic α-substitution of Morita–Baylis–Hillman carbonates of isatins with various thiols
作者:Xiong-Wei Liu、Wen-Yong Han、Xiong-Li Liu、Ying Zhou、Xiao-Mei Zhang、Wei-Cheng Yuan
DOI:10.1016/j.tet.2014.10.031
日期:2014.12
The first Lewis base-catalysed allylic sulfuration of Morita-Baylis-Hillman (MBH) adducts derived from ketones (isatins) has been developed, which affords C3-quaternary oxindole derivatives bearing thio-group at 3-position in good to excellent yield (up to 98% yield) under mild reaction conditions. Significantly, the potential utility of the protocol also has been demonstrated by gram-scale synthesis of 3-alkylthio-2-oxindole (3ae), a low catalyst loading (0.3 mol %) and facile conversion of resulting product (3ad) into functionalized pyrrolidinone (5ad). (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.