Continuous-flow synthesis of 3,3-disubstituted oxindoles by a palladium-catalyzed α-arylation/alkylation sequence

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Abstract

Facilitating chemistry: Key to the success of Pd-catalyzed α-arylation of oxindoles in continuous flow involved a biphasic system, a precatalyst, and a packed-bed microreactor. Furthermore, this reaction was integrated into a two-step continuous-flow sequence for rapid, modular, and efficient syntheses of 3,3-disubstituted oxindoles.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)6396-6400
Number of pages5
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume50
Issue number28
DOIs
StatePublished - 4 Jul 2011
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • biphasic catalysis
  • continuous flow
  • multistep reactions
  • oxindole
  • α-arylation

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