Controlled and Efficient Stereoselective Synthesis of Oxindole-Appended 1-Aza-1,3-butadiene Derivatives via a One-Pot Buchwald–Hartwig Amination/Elimination Strategy

Abstract

The enamine-free, stereoselective synthesis of oxindole-appended­ 1-aza-1,3-butadienes with an electron-withdrawing-group at the 3-position has been achieved in good yields from (Z)-β-bromo-substituted Morita–Baylis–Hillman (MBH) adducts of oxindoles via a one-pot Buchwald–Hartwig amination/elimination strategy. The versatility of the (Z)-β-bromo MBH adducts of oxindoles was further demonstrated by the formation of π-conjugated oxindole derivatives in typical palladium­-catalysed coupling reactions.