A Facile Approach to Tetracyclic Indolines: Highly Diastereoselective [4+2] Annulation of Indoles with Bicyclic N-Substituted Cyclobutanes

Peng Juan Li, Xiao Kang Kuang, Jun Zhu, Yong Tang, Lijia Wang*

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Abstract

A new stereoselective [4+2] annulation method for constructing tetracyclic indolines by reacting indoles with bicyclic N-substituted cyclobutanes has been developed. Using Sc(OTf)3 as a catalyst, a series of tetracyclic indolines with four continued stereogenic carbon centers have been obtained in ≤86% yields as single diastereomers. This reaction offers an accessible way for the rapid construction of the core structures of biologically active natural products like paucidirinine, deethylibophyllidine, and ibophyllidine.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)899-907
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of Organic Chemistry
Volume90
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 10 Jan 2025

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