Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol.131, No.29, 9900-9900, 2009
Palladium-Catalyzed Enantioselective alpha-Arylation and alpha-Vinylation of Oxindoles Facilitated by an Axially Chiral P-Stereogenic Ligand
The enantioselective alpha-arylation and alpha-vinylation of oxindoles catalyzed by Pd and a biarylmonophosphine ligand with both axial and phosphorus-based chirogenicity is reported. The resultant quaternary carbon stereocenters are formed in high enantiomeric excess and the conditions tolerate a range of substitution on both the oxindole and the aryl/vinyl coupling partners.