Abstract
A facile regio- and stereoselective synthesis of novel dispirooxindolyl-[acridine-2',3-pyrrolidine]-1'-ones and dispirooxindolyl-[acridine-2',3-thiapyrrolizidine]-1'-ones have been accomplished via 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of azomethine ylides, generated in situ from the reaction of sarcosine/1,3-thiazolane-4-carboxylic acid and substituted isatins, to a series of (E)-2-[arylmethylidene]-3,4-dihydro-1(2H)-acridinones in good yields. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.