a Key Laboratory of Asymmetric Synthesis & Chirotechnology of Sichuan Province, Chengdu Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, PR China b Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100039, PR China
Abstract:
Cinchona alkaloids were first successfully reported to promote enantioselective Phospho-Aldol reaction of diphenyl phosphite to a variety of N-alkylated isatin derivatives in good to excellent yields (up to 99%) and moderate to good enantioselectivities (up to 73% ee) almost in no time.