Asymmetric kinetic resolution of sulfides for the construction of unsymmetric sulfides and chiral 3,3-disubstituted oxindoles.

A range of 3,3-disubstituted oxindoles accessed using para-quinone methides derived from isatins with thiols were used for the formation of unsymmetrical disulfides, and 3,3-disubstituted oxindoles with a chiral quaternary carbon center and unsymmetric disulfides could also be directly obtained with high selectivities catalyzed by chiral phosphines in one step.