The first asymmetric nucleophilic
fluorination at the sp3-tertiary carbon center has been
developed using inexpensive tetrabutylammonium
fluoride (TBAF) without any metal/catalyst for the synthesis of 3-fluoro-3-substituted
oxindoles with excellent enantioselectivity (ee up to >99%). Regio-
and stereocontrolled ring opening of spiroaziridine with retention
of configuration and other experiments revealed that the fluorination
proceeded through an anchimeric assistance.
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