简介:AsimpleandefficientcascadeMichael/cyclizationreactionof3-aminoindolin-2-oneswithenones/enalswasidentifiedforthesynthesisofpotentiallybiologicallyactive3’,4’-dihydrospiro[pyrrol-3,2’-oxindoles],usingDBUasanefficientcatalystandethyleneglycolasanenvironmentallybenignsolvent.Morediverse3’,4’-dihydrospiro[pyrrol-3,2’-oxindoles]analoglibrarieswerepreparedingoodyields(upto97%).Thestructureof3’,4’-dihydrospiro[pyrrol-3,2’-oxindoles]wasconfirmedbymassspectrometryanalysis,NMRanalysisandsinglecrystalX-raydiffraction.Themainadvantagesofthismethodincludetheavailabilityofstartingmaterials,simpleexperimentaloperation,shortreactiontime,aswellashighyieldsobserved.