Abstract
A chiral complex derived from (S)-difluorophos and Hg(OTf)2 is identified as a powerful catalyst for the Sakurai-Hosomi reaction of isatins with allyltrimethylsilane, allowing the facile synthesis of valuable building blocks 3-allyl-3-hydroxyoxindoles in up to 97% ee, with only 0.5-1.0 mol% of catalyst loading.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 5500-5504 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue number | 24 |
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| State | Published - 2016 |