Angewandte Chemie - International Edition
Angewandte Chemie - International Edition
5 years ago

Oxidative N-Heterocyclic Carbene Catalyzed Dearomatization of Indoles to Spirocyclic Indolenines with a Quaternary Carbon Stereocenter

Oxidative N-Heterocyclic Carbene Catalyzed Dearomatization of Indoles to Spirocyclic Indolenines with a Quaternary Carbon Stereocenter
Armido Studer, Srikrishna Bera, Constantin G. Daniliuc
An efficient method for the asymmetric intramolecular dearomatization of indoles by using oxidative N-heterocyclic carbene catalysis is demonstrated. Valuable optically active spirocyclic indolenines bearing an all-carbon quaternary stereocenter are obtained in excellent yields and with excellent enantioselectivity. The starting indoles are readily prepared and the reactions proceed through an intramolecular indole 3-acylation with an in situ generated acyl azolium intermediate to form a spirocyclic ketone moiety. Enantioselective intramolecular dearomatization of indoles through oxidative NHC catalysis provides spirocyclic indolenines bearing an all-carbon quaternary stereocenter. The spiroindolenines are obtained in excellent yields and with excellent enantioselectivity.

Publisher URL: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/resolve/doi

DOI: 10.1002/anie.201701485

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