文摘
Several chiral BINOL-derived bisoxazoline (BOX)/copper(II) complexes were synthesized and evaluated as catalysts for the Friedel–Crafts reaction of indoles with isatin-derived β,γ-unsaturated α-keto esters. The resulting bis-indole products bearing a quaternary stereocenter were obtained in excellent yields and enantioselectivities. Additionally, the desired products were practically transformed to α-amino esters, α-hydroxy esters and α-keto amides. It is noteworthy that this catalytic procedure was conducted with a catalyst loading of 0.5 mol% without any discernible decrease in the reactivity or enantioselectivity.