Fan Yang, Huai-Yu Bin, Feng-Kai Zhao, Li Cheng, Hao Wang, Jian-Hua Xie
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Abstract
Herein, we report an aerobic palladium-catalyzed aza-Wacker cyclization to produce spirocyclopentene-3,2′-indolines with vicinal stereocenters. Using 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)benzene (dppbz) and pyridine as ligands, we achieved a ligand-modulated diastereodivergent synthesis, producing cis- and trans-spirocyclopentene-3,2′-indolines with exceptional yields and diastereoselectivities. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations revealed that selective aza-Wacker cyclization proceeds through distinct trans- and cis-aminopalladation mechanisms.
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