A new route to spirooxindoles

Stephen T. Hilton, Tim C. T. Ho, Goran Pljevaljcic, Keith Jones

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Abstract

Reaction of indole amides 5 with tributylstannane gave spiroindolenines 9 which are readily converted into spiropyrrolidinyloxindoles. This tricyclic system is found in a number of interesting natural products.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2639-2641
JournalOrganic Letters
Volume2
Issue number17
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 24 Aug 2000
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • oxindole alkaloids
  • radical translocation
  • (-)-horsfiline
  • cyclizations
  • horsfiline
  • Chemistry

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