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Visible Light-Assisted Photocatalyst-Free Tandem Sulfonylation/ Cyclization for the Synthesis of Oxindoles

  • Xiaoting Wu ,
  • Feng Zhao ,
  • Xiaochen Ji ,
  • Huawen Huang
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  • a College of Chemistry, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, Hunan 411105
    b School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hunan University of Medicine, Huaihua, Hunan 418000
    c School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan 453007

Received date: 2022-08-25

  Revised date: 2022-09-24

  Online published: 2022-10-14

Supported by

National Natural Science Foundation of China(22071211); National Natural Science Foundation of China(21801076); Open Research Fund of School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering of Henan Normal University(2022C02)

Abstract

Oxindole derivatives are well developed in many fields, and this special heterocyclic scaffold is more and more widely used in natural products and bioactive molecules due to its unique functionality. Therefore, it is very important to explore new synthesis methods for this motif. A visible light-assisted photocatalyst-free protocol for the efficient synthesis of sulfonylated oxindoles under mild condition was reported. The present method starts from simple and readily available N-arylacrylamide and sodium sulfinates, uses cheap K2S2O8 as oxidant, and features moderate to good yields and excellent functional group tolerance.

Cite this article

Xiaoting Wu , Feng Zhao , Xiaochen Ji , Huawen Huang . Visible Light-Assisted Photocatalyst-Free Tandem Sulfonylation/ Cyclization for the Synthesis of Oxindoles[J]. Chinese Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2022 , 42(12) : 4323 -4331 . DOI: 10.6023/cjoc202208036

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