%0 Journal Article %T A Facile Synthesis of Functionalized Dispirooxindole Derivatives via a Three-Component 1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition Reaction %A Jun He %A Guang Ouyang %A Zhixiang Yuan %A Rongsheng Tong %A Jianyou Shi %A Liang Ouyang %J Molecules %D 2013 %I MDPI AG %R 10.3390/molecules18055142 %X An efficient synthesis of novel dispirooxindoles has been achieved through three-component 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of azomethine ylides generated in situ by the decarboxylative condensation of isatin and an ¦Á-amino acid with the dipolarophile 5-benzylideneimidazolidine-2,4-dione . The improved procedure features mild reaction conditions, high yields, high diastereoselectivities, a one-pot procedure and operational simplicity. %K multicomponent reactions %K 1 %K 3-dipolar cycloaddition %K azomethine ylide %K dispirooxindole %U http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/18/5/5142