Gold-Catalyzed Rearrangement of α-Carbonyl Cyclopropanes to Form 3-(Cyclopenta-1,3-dien-1-ylmethyl)oxindoles via a Postulated 1,5-Enolate Shift

Amit Vijay Sasane; Tung Chun Kuo; Mu Jeng Cheng; Rai Shung Liu

doi:10.1021/acs.orglett.2c02117

Gold-Catalyzed Rearrangement of α-Carbonyl Cyclopropanes to Form 3-(Cyclopenta-1,3-dien-1-ylmethyl)oxindoles via a Postulated 1,5-Enolate Shift

Amit Vijay Sasane, Tung Chun Kuo, Mu Jeng Cheng, Rai Shung Liu

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Gold-catalyzed stereoselective synthesis of spirocyclopropyl oxindoles from diazooxindoles and 1,2,4-substituted dienes is described. The aim of this work is to report a novel rearrangement of these spirocyclopropyl oxindoles with a gold catalyst to yield 3-(cyclopenta-1,3-dien-1-ylmethyl)oxindoles. Our experimental data exclude a reversible process in the gold-catalyzed cyclopropanation. With DFT calculations, we postulate a rearrangement mechanism involving the formation of complex pairs of gold enolates and 1-methylen-2,3,4-cyclopentadienyl cations, leading to a 1,5-enolate shift.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	5220-5225
Number of pages	6
Journal	Organic Letters
Volume	24
Issue number	28
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.orglett.2c02117
Publication status	Published - 2022 Jul 22

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Organic Chemistry

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