文摘
An organocatalytic asymmetric sulfenylation of 3-aryloxindoles with N-(sulfanyl)succinimides has been developed by using commercially available (DHQD)2PHAL as catalyst. Various chiral 3-benzylthio-, alkylthio-, and arylthio-substituted oxindoles, containing 3,3-disubstituted quarternary carbon stereocenters, could be obtained in high enantioselectivities (85鈥?7% ee). Furthermore, the opposite enantiomers of the sulfenylated products were readily accessible with equal excellent enantioselectivities (86鈥?5% ee) by replacing the catalyst with (DHQ)2PHAL.