A green one pot three component [3+2] cycloaddition of a thiazolo[3,2-b]indole derivative (generated by the reaction of thieno[2,3-b]indole-2,3-dione and dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate) with isatin derived azomethine ylides is reported here. An...

A simple and efficient method, proceeding through a new mechanistic pathway, for the synthesis of spiro[indoline‐3,4‐thiopyrano[2.3‐b]indole derivatives have been developed by exploiting the reaction of thieno[2,3‐b]indole‐2,3‐dione with N‐substituted isatilidenes. The compounds synthesized have been screened for antibacterial activity. The generality of the reaction and mechanistic rationale are presented.

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A mild, efficient and simple method for the synthesis of 3,6-dihydroxy-1,2,4,5-tetracarboxylic tetraalkyl esters using cerium(IV) ammonium nitrate mediated oxidation of 1,3-acetone dicarboxylates has been developed. The detailed absorption and emission studies of the synthesized compounds reveal that these molecules have appreciable quantum yields and possess large Stokes shift values.

Spirooxindoles, particularly 3,3’-spirooxindoles constitute a privileged structural scaffold owing to the intensive biological activities which they possess. Because of this over the last twenty years, a large number of methods were devised for their synthesis and some of these molecules have entered pre-clinical trials. Of late, methods for spirooxindole synthesis using green protocols have developed rapidly. Reactions based on multicomponent strategies using non-catalytic / biocatalytic pathways and those done in aqueous media have been largely employed for the synthesis of 3,3’- spirooxindoles. This review focusses on the synthesis of 3,3’-spirooxindoles via green protocols and covers the literature from 2016 onwards (2016 - mid 2019); a review on the same topic has appeared in 2016. The green methods discussed here include reactions done in aqueous media, multicomponent strategies, alternate solvents and photocatalysis.