Organocatalytic <i>syn</i> -Selective [3 + 2]/[4 + 2] Annulations of ( <i>E</i> )-Pyrazoloneyldiene Oxindole
H-Bonding organocatalysis enables highly <i>syn</i>-diastereo- and enantioselective [3 + 2]/[4 + 2] annulations of (<i>E</i>)-pyrazoloneyldiene oxindoles with γ/δ-hydroxyenones, furnishing the bispirotetrahydrofuran/bispirotetrahydropyran derivatives bearing vicinal quaternary centers. The reaction tolerates diverse substitution patterns to give up to 88% yield, >20:1 dr, and 99% ee. Control experiments and density functional theory were used to elucidate the role of the hydrogen-bond donor in <i>syn</i>-selective diastereocontrol.
Authors
- Yuzhen Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3391-8841)
- Xiaodong Han
- Weihong Liang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1143-6681)
- Huicai Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8813-1499)
- Jialiang Qin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6513-9447)
- Bo Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5375-0505)
- Wenhong Suo
Institutions
- Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine (CN)
- Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China (CN)
- Sun Yat-sen University (CN)
- State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine of the People's Republic of China (CN)
- Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine (CN)
- Shenzhen University Health Science Center (CN)
- Southern Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Organic Letters
- Published
- 2025-10-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.orglett.5c03738
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.94