Abstract
Triethylamine promoted cycloaddition reaction of N‐ alkoxycarbonylmethylquinolinium bromide with isatylidene malononitriles afforded diastereoisomeric spiro[indoline‐3, 2′‐pyrrolo[1, 2‐ a ]quinolines] in satisfactory yields. The similar 1,3‐dipolar cycloaddition with N ‐( p ‐nitrobenzyl)quinolinlium bromide gave spiro[indoline‐3, 2′‐pyrrolo[1, 2‐ a ]quinolines] in good yields and with high diastereoselectivity. More importantly, the sequential cycloaddition reaction and oxidation reaction with 2,3‐dichloro‐5,6‐dicyano‐1,4‐benzoquinone (DDQ) resulted in novel 2‐(2‐oxoindolin‐3‐ylidene)‐2‐(2‐(dicyanomethylene)quinolin‐1‐yl)acetates.
Funding Information
  • National Natural Science Foundation of China (21572196)

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