Synthesis of 3,3-Disubstituted Oxindoles by Visible-Light-Mediated Radical Reactions of Aryl Diazonium Salts with N-Arylacrylamides
The Journal of Organic ChemistryPublished 16 October 2013
Weijun Fu, Fengjuan Xu, Yuqin Fu, Mei Zhu, Jiaqi Yu, Xu Chen
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A mild and efficient visible-light-mediated diarylation of N-arylacrylamides with aryl diazonium salts under mild conditions has been developed and provides convenient access to a variety of useful 3,3-disubstituted oxindoles.
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A mild and efficient visible-light-mediated diarylation of N-arylacrylamides with aryl diazonium salts under mild conditions has been developed. This method provides convenient access to a variety of useful 3,3-disubstituted oxindoles by constructing two C-C bonds in one step.
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