Copper-catalyzed Meerwein carboarylation of alkenes with anilines to form 3-benzyl-3-alkyloxindole

Science China Chemistry

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 684-688

  Tang, Shi ^a,b   Zhou, Dong ^a   Deng, Youlin ^a   Li, Zhihao ^a   Yang, You ^a   He, Jianguang ^a   Wang, Yingchun ^a,c  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b JISHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c GUANGXI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

C H cyclization; copper catalyzed; Meerwein arylation; oxindole; radical reaction

Indexed keywords

ANILINE; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CATALYSIS; COPPER; REACTION KINETICS;

ARYLATIONS; C-C BOND FORMATION; OXINDOLE; RADICAL REACTIONS;

CYCLIZATION;

EID: 84925711543     PISSN: 16747291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11426-014-5158-z     Document Type: Article

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