Photoinduced Dehalocyclization to Access Oxindoles Using Formate as a Reductant
Wei Ge
Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, iChEM, CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Biomass Clean Energy, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026 China
Search for more papers by this authorJia-Xin Wang
Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, iChEM, CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Biomass Clean Energy, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026 China
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Ming-Chen Fu
Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, iChEM, CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Biomass Clean Energy, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026 China
Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Value-Added Catalytic Conversion and Reaction Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui, 230009 China
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Yao Fu
Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, iChEM, CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Biomass Clean Energy, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026 China
E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected].Search for more papers by this authorWei Ge
Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, iChEM, CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Biomass Clean Energy, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026 China
Search for more papers by this authorJia-Xin Wang
Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, iChEM, CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Biomass Clean Energy, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026 China
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Ming-Chen Fu
Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, iChEM, CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Biomass Clean Energy, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026 China
Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Value-Added Catalytic Conversion and Reaction Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui, 230009 China
E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected].Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Yao Fu
Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, iChEM, CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Biomass Clean Energy, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026 China
E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected].Search for more papers by this authorComprehensive Summary
Herein, we report an efficient and practical protocol for the photoinduced dehalocyclization of ortho-halophenylacrylamides with formate by the engagement of a CO2 radical anion to access substituted oxindoles. This method proceeds smoothly under mild conditions and exhibits a wide range of substrate as well as remarkable functional group compatibility.
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