Abstract
The 1,3‐dipolar cycloaddition of an azomethine ylide, generated from isatin and sarcosine by a decarboxylative route with various p‐substituted 3,5 bis(aryl methylidene)N‐methyl‐4‐piperidinones in refluxing methanol, proceeded regioselectively to give novel dispiroheterocycles. The product on subsequent annulation with hydrazine hydrate afforded 1‐N‐methyl‐spiro[2.3′]oxindole‐spiro[3.7″](3″‐aryl)‐5″‐methyl‐3″,3a″,4″,5″,6″,7″‐hexahydro‐2H‐pyrazolo[4,3‐c]pyridine‐4‐aryl‐pyrrolidines in good yield.