Dioxindole in asymmetric catalytic synthesis: Routes to enantioenriched 3-substituted 3-hydroxyoxindoles and the preparation of maremycin A

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 971-974

  Bergonzini, Giulia ^a,b   Melchiorre, Paolo ^a  

^a INSTITUCIÓ CATALANA DE RECERCA I ESTUDIS AVANÇATS ICREA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH OF CATALONIA ICIQ   (Spain)

Author keywords

asymmetric synthesis; molecular complexity; organocatalysis; oxindoles; spiro compounds

Indexed keywords

ASYMMETRIC SYNTHESIS; MOLECULAR COMPLEXITY; ORGANOCATALYSIS; OXINDOLES; SPIRO COMPOUNDS;

REACTION KINETICS;

SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ALDEHYDE; GAMMA BUTYROLACTONE; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; MAREMYCIN A; OXINDOLE; SPIRO COMPOUND;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

4-BUTYROLACTONE; ALDEHYDES; CATALYSIS; INDOLES; SPIRO COMPOUNDS; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 84855993419     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: 15213773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201107443     Document Type: Article

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