Enantio- and Diastereoselective Betti/aza-Michael Sequence: Single Operated Preparation of Chiral 1,3-Disubstituted Isoindolines

The first enantio- and diastereoselective Betti/intramolecular aza-Michael sequence carried out using a C 3-symmetric chiral trisimidazoline organocatalyst is reported. The reaction of phenols and N-tosylimines bearing a Michael acceptor moiety afforded densely functionalized 1,3-disubstituted isoindolines bearing two stereogenic centers as single diastereomers in high yields (≤93%) and excellent enantioselectivities (≤99.9%).