An expedient synthesis of pyrrolidinyl spirooxindole grafted 3-nitrochromanes through 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction of azomethine ylides

A facile one-pot synthesis of pyrrolidinyl-spirooxindole grafted 3-nitrochromanes has been accomplished by 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition (1,3-DC) reaction of 3-nitrochromenes with azomethine ylides generated in situ from isatin and secondary amino acids. The regio- and stereochemical outcome of the cycloaddition reaction was ascertained by X-ray crystallographic analysis.