“…The same year, Li, Li, and co-workers described an efficient asymmetric [3+2] annulation reaction between isatin imines 5 and 1,4-dithiane-2,5-diol (34) as equal equivalent of 2-mercaptoacetaldehyde (Scheme 9). 15 The domino reaction catalyzed by 35 begins with the addition of 34 to 5, leading to an aldehyde intermediate that subsequently cyclizes into the corresponding chiral product 36. A range of these products were achieved in high yields (75-95%), low to good diastereoselectivities (34-80% de), and good to high enantioselectivities (78-97% ee).…”