Abstract

Recently discovered reactivity of nitrostyrenes in phosphorous acid to facilitate the diastereoselective [4 + 1]-cycloaddition of indoles in combination with unusual oxazoline ring cleavage and subsequent 1,2-alkyl shift afforded stereochemically defined 2-(3-oxoindolin-2-yl)-2-arylacetonitriles as sole products.

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