Abstract

AbstractN‐Fluorobenzenesulfonimide (NFSI), one of the most popular fluorinating agents in organic synthesis, was used as a ligand of silver triflate (AgOTf) to assist the trapping of the persistent spiroindoleninium intermediates by forming a weak noncovalent interaction between the substrate and metal ligand. The AgOTf/NFSI catalytic system was identified in the cycloisomerization of tryptamine‐ynamide to spiro[indoline‐3,4′‐piperidine] derivatives. The substrate tolerances were demonstrated by various synthetic substrates and commercially available nucleophiles. A cation‐π‐π model was proposed to elucidate the mechanism of action based on the experimental observations and density functional theory (DFT) calculations.magnified image

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