摘要

A highly diastereo- and enantioselective nitro-Mannich reaction of isatin-derived ketimines with alpha-aryl nitromethane catalyzed by Cinchona alkaloid-derived phase-transfer catalysts bearing multiple hydrogen-bonding donors (the first metal-free catalytic systems used in this reaction) was developed. A series of 3-substituted 3-amino-oxindoles were constructed using this protocol in excellent yields (96-99%) with high enantioselectivities (up to 95% ee) and diastereo-selectivities (up to 95:5 dr).