Palladium Catalyzed Asymmetric Allylation of 3‑OBoc-Oxindoles: An Efficient Synthesis of 3‑Allyl-3-hydroxyoxindoles

Abstract

3-Allyl-3-hydroxyoxindoles were synthesized in very good enantio- (up to 97% ee) and diastereoselectivities (dr up to 7.6:1) with contiguous quaternary and tertiary stereogenic centers by employing tartrate derived bi­(oxazoline) in Pd-catalyzed allylation of 3-OBoc-oxindole. Synthetic utility of 3-allyl-3-hydroxyoxindole was demonstrated by synthesizing a highly substituted spiro­(oxindole-3,2′-tetra­hydro­furan) derivative in good yield and stereoselectivity