Abstract
Benzylamine in combination with acetic acid was identified as a powerful catalyst for the condensation of oxindole with aldehydes, acetone or cyclic ketones. A variety of 3-alkyloxindoles could be readily prepared in 10 mmol scale via the sequential benzylamine acetate catalyzed condensation of oxindoles with aldehydes (or ketones) and conjugate reduction by NaBH 4.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 225-232 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Letters in Organic Chemistry |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Mar 2012 |
Keywords
- 3-alkenyloxindoles
- 3-alkyloxindoles
- Benzylamine
- Carbonyl compounds
- Conjugate reduction
- Knoevenagel condensations