Synthesis of 3-(hydroxymethyl)-3-indol-3'-yloxindoles via Rh(II)-catalyzed three-component reaction of 3-diazooxindoles, indoles and formalin

  • Changcheng Jing
  • , Dong Xing*
  • , Chengjin Wang
  • , Wenhao Hu
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

An efficient rhodium(II)-catalyzed three-component reaction of 3-diazooxindoles, indoles and formalin was reported. With this transformation, a series of 3-(hydroxymethyl)-3-indol-3′-yloxindoles were easily afforded in good to excellent yields. The resulted 3-(hydroxymethyl)-3-indol-3′-yloxindole could be easily converted to the key intermediate for the total synthesis of gliocladin C.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3597-3602
Number of pages6
JournalTetrahedron
Volume71
Issue number22
DOIs
StatePublished - 3 Jun 2015

Keywords

  • Aldol addition
  • Carbene
  • Mixed 3,3′-bisindole
  • Multi-component reaction
  • Zwitterion

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