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Asymmetric Aldol Reaction of Acetaldehyde and Isatin Derivatives for the Total Syntheses of ent-Convolutamydine E and CPC-1 and a Half Fragment of Madindoline A and B
journal contribution
posted on 2009-09-03, 00:00 authored by Takahiko Itoh, Hayato Ishikawa, Yujiro HayashiThe asymmetric aldol reaction of isatin derivatives and acetaldehyde has been developed using 4-hydroxydiarylprolinol as a catalyst, affording the aldol products with high enantioselectivity, these products being key intermediates in the synthesis of 3-hydroxyindole alkaloids. Short syntheses of ent-convolutamydine E and CPC-1 and a half fragment of madindoline A and B have been accomplished.