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SUBMITTER: Wurm T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5757836 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wurm Thomas T Turnbull Ben W H BWH Ambler Brett R BR Krische Michael J MJ
The Journal of organic chemistry 20171122 24
Benzocyclobutenones 1a-1g undergo cycloreversion at 150 °C in m-xylene solvent to form transient α-oxo-ortho-quinodimethanes or "ortho-quinoid ketene methides", which engage in intermolecular [4+2] cycloadditions with isatins 2a-2f to form 2-oxindole spirolactones 3a-3l. This process tolerates an array of different functional groups and substitution patterns, and is applicable to unprotected isatins 2b-2f bearing free NH-functionalities. The superior performance of isatins compared to other carb ...[more]