Enantioselective Michael addition of 3-aryl-substituted oxindoles to methyl vinyl ketone catalyzed by a binaphthyl-modified bifunctional organocatalyst

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The enantioselective conjugate addition reaction of 3-aryl-substituted oxindoles with methyl vinyl ketone promoted by binaphthyl-modified bifunctional organocatalysts was investigated. The corresponding Michael adducts, containing a quaternary center at t

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Enantioselective Michael Addition of 3-Aryl-Substituted
Oxindoles to Methyl Vinyl Ketone Catalyzed by a
Binaphthyl-Modified Bifunctional Organocatalyst
Hyun Joo Lee, Saet Byeol Woo and Dae Young Kim *
Department of Chemistry, Soonchunhyang University, Asan, Chungnam 336-745, Korea
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: dyoung@sch.ac.kr;
Tel.: +82-41-530-1244; Fax: +82-41-530-1239.
Received: 2 May 2012; in revised form: 6 June 2012 / Accepted: 14 June 2012 /
Published: 18 June 2012
Abstract: The enantioselective conjugate addition reaction of 3-aryl-substituted oxindoles
with methyl vinyl ketone promoted by binaphthyl-modified bifunctional organocatalysts
was investigated. The corresponding Michael adducts, containing a quaternary center at
the C3-position of the oxindoles, were generally obtained in high yields with excellent
enantioselectivities (up to 91% ee).
Keywords: oxindole; methyl vinyl ketone; conjugate addition; bifunctional organocatalysis;
asymmetric catalysis
1. Introduction
Oxindole structures exist in a large number of natural and biologically active molecules [1–4]. In
particular, oxindole scaffolds bearing a quaternary stereocenter at the 3-position are a versatile
structural motif found in a variety of biologically and pharmaceutically active natural products and
utilized as building blocks for indole alkaloid synthesis [5]. Several methods for their asymmetric
formation and transformation are of considerable interest. Discovering various electrophiles to react
with 3-substituted oxindoles for the synthesis of diversely structured 3,3-disubstituted oxindoles is still
strongly desired. Among the established strategies for the synthesis of chiral 3,3-disubstituted
oxindoles, a transition metal-catalyzed asymmetric reaction has been intensively studied [6–18].
Recently, organocatalytic enantioselective conjugate addition reactions of oxindoles with enals,
nitroalkenes, and vinyl sulfones have been reported [19–33]. Several groups have reported the

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enantioselective conjugate addition reactions of 3-substituted oxindoles to vinyl ketones catalyzed by
organocatalysts, phase-transfer catalyst, and chiral calcium phosphate [34–38]. Although there have
been reports on the catalytic enantioselective conjugate addition reaction of 3-substituted oxindoles to
vinyl ketones using organocatalysts such as bifunctional tertiary-amine thiourea, chiral primary amine,
and proline [35–37], there are still some drawbacks in the previously reported procedures, such as high
catalyst loading and long reaction time. Therefore, the development of alternative catalysts for the
catalytic enantioselective conjugate addition reaction of 3-substituted oxindoles to vinyl ketones would
be highly desirable.
2. Results and Discussion
As part of the research program related to the development of synthetic methods for the catalytic
carbon-carbon bond formations [39–50], we recently reported the organocatalytic conjugate addition
reactions of -unsaturated carbonyl compounds [51–53] and other Michael acceptors [54–68]. In this
Communication, we wish to describe the enantioselective conjugate addition reaction of 3-substituted
oxindoles with methyl vinyl ketone catalyzed by binaphthyl-modified bifunctional organocatalysts
bearing both central and axial chiral elements.
Figure 1. Structures of various chiral organocatalysts.
CF3
CF3
Ph
S
S
N
N
N
CF3
N
N
CF3
Ph
H
H
H
H
H2N
N
NH2
I
III
II
Ph
Ph
O
N
N
N
N
Ph
Ph
HN
HN
HN
NH
O
S
S
NH
HN
O
CF3
F3C
CF3
F3C
Vl
CF3
F3C
IV
V
In an attempt to validate the feasibility of the organocatalytic enantioselective conjugate addition
reaction of 3-substituted oxindoles, we first investigated a reaction system with 3-phenyloxindole (1a)
with methyl vinyl ketone (2a) in the presence of 5 mol% of catalyst in toluene at room temperature.
We examined the impact of the structure of catalysts I–VI on enantioselectivity (Table 1, entries 1–6)

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and found that chiral primary amine catalysts I and II were ineffective (Table 1, entries 1 and 2). In
order to enhance the enantioselectivity, bifunctional organocatalysts III–VI were evaluated in the
model reaction (Table 1, entries 3–6). Takemoto’s catalyst III and quinine-derived thiourea catalyst IV
were less effective (Table 1, entries 3 and 4), whereas the binaphthyl-modified chiral bifunctional
organocatalysts V and VI bearing both central and axial chiral elements, effectively promoted the
addition reaction in high yields with high enantioselectivities (Table 1, entries 5 and 6). Further,
catalyst V gave the desired product 3a with high enantioselectivity (91% ee, Table 1, entry 5). A
survey of the reaction media indicated that many common solvents, such as dichloromethane, THF,
diethyl ether, and xylene (Table 1, entries 5 and 7–11) were well tolerated in this conjugate addition
without significant decreases in enantioselectivity. Among the solvents probed, the best results (88%
yield and 91% ee) were achieved when the reaction was conducted in toluene (Table 1, entry 5).
Catalyst loading down to 2.5 and 1 mol % decreased the enantioselectivity (entries 12 and 13).
Table 1. Optimization of the reaction conditions.
O
Ph
O
Ph
cat. (5 mol%)
solvent, rt
O
+
O
N
N
Boc
Boc
1a
2a
3a
Entry
Cat.
I
II
Solvent
PhMe
PhMe
PhMe
PhMe
PhMe
PhMe
CH2Cl2
THF
Time (h) Yield (%) a ee (%) b
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
3
3
2
5
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
73
76
82
83
88
80
90
78
86
78
81
83
70
5
5
III
IV
V
VI
III
III
III
III
III
V
25
15
91
67
83
81
73
87
85
87
59
Et2O
10
11
12 c
p-xylene
m-xylene
PhMe
PhMe
13 d
V
a
b
Isolated yield; Enantiomeric excess was determined by HPLC analysis using Chiralpak AD-H
c
d
column; Reaction carried out using 2.5 mol% of catalyst; Reaction carried out using 1 mol%
of catalyst.
By employing the optimized reaction conditions in hand, the scope of the methodology was
investigated in reactions with 3-aryl-substituted oxindoles 1 and methyl vinyl ketone 2a in the
presence of 5 mol% of binaphthyl-modified thiourea-tertiary amine catalyst V in toluene at room
temperature (Table 2). A range of electron-donating and electron-withdrawing substitutions on the aryl
ring of the 3-aryl-substituted oxindoles 1a–e provided reaction products in high yields and high
enantioselectivities (81–91%, Table 2, entries 1–5). 3-Naphthyl-substituted oxindole 1f provided

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product with high selectivity (83% ee, Table 2, entry 6). The absolute configuration of 3 was
determined by comparison of the optical rotation and chiral HPLC data with the literature values [35–37].
Table 2. Enantioselective Michael addition of 3-aryl substituted oxindoles 1 to methyl vinyl ketone 2a.
O
Ar
O
Ar
cat. V (5 mol%)
O
+
O
PhMe, 2 h, rt
N
N
Boc
Boc
2a
1
3
Entry
1, Ar
Yield (%) a ee (%) b
1
2c
3
1a, Ph
88
91
88
86
87
82
3a, 91
3b, 83
3c, 81
3d, 91
3e, 85
3f, 83
1b, m-MeC6H4
1c, p-MeC6H4
1d, m-MeOC6H4
1e, p-FC6H4
4
5 c
6
1f, 2-naphthyl
a
b
Isolated yield; Enantiomeric excess of 3 was determined by HPLC analysis using Chiralpak
AD-H (for 3a) and IA (for 3b–f) columns; c Reaction carried out using 10 mol% of catalyst.
In addition to the vinyl ketone 2a, 1,1-bis(benzensulfonyl)ethylene (4a) was also examined in this
conjugate addition reaction as a Michael acceptor. The Michael addition reaction of 3-aryl-substituted
oxindoles 1 with 1,1-bis(benzensulfonyl)ethylene (4a) proceeded to afford the Michael adducts in high
enantioselectivities (Scheme 1). Absolute configuration of 5 was determined by comparison of the
optical rotation and chiral HPLC data with the literature values [23,24].
Scheme 1. Enantioselective Michael addition of 3-aryl substituted oxindoles 1 to
1,1-bis(benzenesulfonyl)ethylene (4a).
SO2Ph
SO2Ph
Ar
Ar
cat. V
SO2Ph
SO2Ph
(5 mol%)
O
+
O
N
N
CH2Cl2, rt
Boc
Boc
5a, Ar = Ph,
4a
1a, Ar = Ph
1c, Ar = p-MeC6H4
90% yield, 91% ee
5c, Ar = p-MeC6H4,
91% yield, 83% ee
3. Experimental
3.1. General
All commercial reagents and solvents were used without purification. TLC analyses were carried
out on pre-coated silica gel plates with F254 indicator. Visualization was accomplished by UV light
(254 nm), I2, p-anisaldehyde, ninhydrin, and phosphomolybdic acid solution as an indicator.
Purification of reaction products was carried out by flash chromatography using E. Merck silica gel 60

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1
(230–400 mesh). H-NMR and 13C-NMR spectra were recorded on a Bruker AC 200 instrument
1
13
(200 MHz for H, 50 MHz for C). Chemical shift values () are reported in ppm relative to Me4Si
( 0.0 ppm). Optical rotations were measured on a JASCO-DIP-1000 digital polarimeter with a sodium
lamp. The enantiomeric excesses (ee’s) were determined by HPLC. HPLC analysis was performed on
Younglin M930 Series and Younglin M720 Series, measured at 254 nm using the indicated chiral
column. Mass spectra were obtained on Jeol JMS-DX303 instrument.
3.2. Typical Procedure for the Conjugate Addition Reaction of 3-Phenyloxindole (1a) with Methyl
Vinyl Ketone (2a)
To a solution of 3-phenyloxindole (1a, 0.3 mmol, 93 mg) and catalyst III (0.015 mmol, 11.4 mg) in
toluene (1.8 mL) was added methyl vinyl ketone (2a, 0.36 mmol, 25 mg). Reaction mixture was
stirred for 2 h at room temperature, concentrated, and purified by flash column chromatography
(EtOAc-hexane = 1:3) to afford the Michael adduct 3a (100 mg, 88%).
(R)-tert-Butyl 2-oxo-3-(3-oxobutyl)-3-phenylindoline-1-carboxylate (3a): []21D= + 43.4 (c = 1,
1
CHCl3); H-NMR (CDCl3) δ 7.94 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 1H), 7.42–7.11 (m, 8H), 2.80–2.70 (m, 1H),
13
2.55–2.28 (m, 2H), 2.12–2.04 (m, 1H), 2.00 (s, 3H), 1.63 (s, 9H); C-NMR (CDCl3) 206.5, 176.3,
148.8, 139.7, 139.2, 130.2, 128.5, 127.3, 126.5, 124.5, 124.4, 115.1, 84.5, 55.8, 38.5, 31.4, 29.8, 28.0;
HRMS (EI+): m/z calcd for C24H27NO4 [M]+: 393.1940; found 393.1938; HPLC (85:15, n-hexane-i-
PrOH, 254 nm, 1.0 mL/min) Chiralpak AD-H column, tR = 6.85 min (minor), tR = 9.86 min (major),
91% ee.
3.3. Typical Procedure for the Conjugate Addition Reaction of 3-Phenyloxindole (1a) with
1,1-Bis(benzenesulfonyl)ethylene (4a)
To a solution of 3-phenyloxindole (1, 0.3 mmol, 93 mg) and catalyst III (0.015 mmol, 11.4 mg) in
CH2Cl2 (1.2 mL) was added 1,1-bis(benzenesulfonyl)ethylene (4a, 0.45 mmol, 138.7 mg). Reaction
mixture was stirred for 2 h at room temperature, concentrated, and purified by flash column
chromatography (EtOAc-hexane:1:5) to afford the Michael adduct 5a (168 mg, 90%).
(R)-tert-Butyl 3-(2,2-bis(phenylsulfonyl)ethyl)-2-oxo-3-phenylindoline-1-carboxylate (5a): []24D = 24.8
1
(c = 0.4, CHCl3); H-NMR (CDCl3)  8.07–7.97 (m, 3H), 7.77–7.67 (m, 3H), 7.64–7.46 (m, 6H),
13
7.38–7.16 (m, 7H), 4.45–4.41 (m, 1H), 3.40–3.29 (m, 2H), 1.59 (s, 9H); C-NMR (CDCl3)  175.2,
149.2, 141.2, 140.8, 138.0, 134.7, 134.4, 131.0, 129.3, 128.9, 128.8, 128.0, 126.7, 125.7, 124.6, 116.3,
84.3, 80.6, 55.2, 32.1, 28.0; HPLC (90:10, n-hexane-i-PrOH, 254 nm, 0.5 mL/min) Chiralcel OD-H
column, tR = 18.8 min (major), tR = 23.9 (minor), 91% ee.
4. Conclusions
In conclusion, we have developed a highly efficient catalytic enantioselective conjugate addition
reactions of 3-aryl-substituted oxindoles to methyl vinyl ketone using 5 mol% of binaphthyl-modified
bifunctional catalyst V. The desired Michael products were obtained in good to high yields and
enantioselectivities (81–91% ee) for the 3-aryloxindoles examined in this work. We believe that this

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method provides a practical entry for the preparation of synthesis of medicinally useful chiral
3,3-disubstituted oxindoles. Further study of these bifunctional organocatalysts in other asymmetric
reactions is being under conducted.
Acknowledgments
This work was supported in part by the Soonchunhyang University Research Fund.
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