The first report on using -2,2,2-trifluoroethylisatin ketimine as a 1,2-dipolarophile for [3 + 2]-addition and the first asymmetric synthesis of -2,2,2-trifluoroethylspirothiazolidine oxindoles is described. The organocatalyzed asymmetric [3 + 2]-addition reaction of -2,2,2-trifluoroethylisatin ketimine with 1,4-dithiane-2,5-diol provided an array of -2,2,2-trifluoroethylspirothiazolidine oxindoles (up to 25 examples) in excellent yield, enantioselectivity, and diastereoselectivity (up to 96% yield, 99% ee, and 99 : 1 dr). In addition, the synthetic utility of the developed methodology has been demonstrated by transforming optically pure spirothiazolidine into medicinally important spirothiazolidinone and spirothiazolidinone--oxide.
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Org Lett
January 2025
School of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan 650091, China.
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Department of Life Science and Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Gokiso, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8555, Japan.
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Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Central University of Tamil Nadu (CUTN), Tiruvarur-610 005, India.
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