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Please cite this article as: Tayade, Y.A., Patil, D.R., Wagh, Y.B., Jangle, A.D., Dalal, D.S., An efficient synthesis of 3-indolyl-3-hydroxy oxindoles and 3,3-di(indolyl)indolin-2-ones catalyzed by sulfonated β-CD as a supramolecular catalyst in water, Tetrahedron Letters (2014), doi: http://dx.

A green and efficient method for the synthesis of newer 2-imino-4-oxothiazolidin-5-ylidene acetate derivatives under catalyst-free conditions by simply stirring symmetrical and unsymmetrical 1,3-diarylthioureas with dialkyl acetylenedicarboxylates in ethanol at room temperature has been developed. Interestingly, the regioselective synthesis affords the 2-imino-4-oxothiazolidin-5-ylidene acetate derivatives: the amine nitrogen bonded to an electron-withdrawing substituent becomes part of the imino component, and the amine nitrogen bonded to an electron-donating substituent becomes the heterocyclic nitrogen. This is the first report wherein the impact of substituents in directing the regiocyclization has been explained and the structure conflict resolved by single-crystal X-ray analysis.

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