Asymmetric catalytic multicomponent cascade reactions have become indispensable tools for enantioselective construction of spirooxindoles. In recent years, a number of successful strategies have been developed for the synthesis of enantioenriched spirooxindoles in high yield with excellent stereo- and regioselectivity. This review summarizes the recent advances on enantioselective construction of spirooxindoles including spiro[N-heterocycle-oxindoles], spiro[cycloalkane-oxindoles] and spiro[O-heterocycle-oxindoles] catalyzed by chiral phosphoric acids, amines, and bifunctional thiourea/squaramides.
