文摘
By using an N-heterocyclic carbene catalyst bearing a hydroxyl moiety, the asymmetric formal (3 + 2) cyclization of aryl 3-bromoenals and isatins was achieved to produce a series of chiral spirooxindole鈥揵utenolides including an alkenyl-substituted compound, which underwent benzannulations with benzynes to form intriguing spirocyclic scaffolds.