Fe-promoted radical cyanomethylation/arylation of arylacrylamides to access oxindoles via cleavage of the sp3 C–H of acetonitrile and the sp2 C–H of the phenyl group

Pd(0)-Catalyzed radical aryldifluoromethylation of activated alkenes

(2014) Jian-Yong Wang et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

The carbomethylation of arylacrylamides leading to 3-ethyl-3-substituted indolin-2-one by cascade radical addition/cyclization

(2014) Qiang Dai et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Copper-Mediated/Catalyzed Oxyalkylation of Alkenes with Alkylnitriles

(2014) Ala Bunescu et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

Metal-Free Direct Trifluoromethylation of Activated Alkenes with Langlois’ Reagent Leading to CF3-Containing Oxindoles

(2014) Wei Wei et al.   JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Iron-catalyzed radical aryldifluoromethylation of activated alkenes to difluoromethylated oxindoles

(2014) Jian-Yong Wang et al.   ORGANIC & BIOMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY

Copper-catalyzed arylsulfonylation of N-arylsulfonyl-acrylamides with arylsulfonohydrazides: synthesis of sulfonated oxindoles

(2014) Qingshan Tian et al.   ORGANIC & BIOMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY

Iron-Catalyzed Cascade Carbochloromethylation of Activated Alkenes: Highly Efficient Access to Chloro-Containing Oxindoles

(2014) Ming-Zhu Lu et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Copper(I)-Catalyzed Aryl or Vinyl Addition to Electron-Deficient Alkenes Cascaded by Cationic Cyclization

(2014) Bing Zhou et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Silver-Mediated Radical Aryltrifluoromethylthiolaton of Activated Alkenes

(2014) Feng Yin et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Silver-Catalyzed Decarboxylative Acylarylation of Acrylamides with α-Oxocarboxylic Acids in Aqueous Media

(2013) Hua Wang et al.   ADVANCED SYNTHESIS & CATALYSIS

Metal-Free Radical Azidoarylation of Alkenes: Rapid Access to Oxindoles by Cascade CN and CC Bond-Forming Reactions

(2013) Kiran Matcha et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Synthesis of Oxindoles by Iron-Catalyzed Oxidative 1,2-Alkylarylation of Activated Alkenes with an Aryl C(sp2)H Bond and a C(sp3)H Bond Adjacent to a Heteroatom

(2013) Wen-Ting Wei et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Direct Annulations toward Phosphorylated Oxindoles: Silver-Catalyzed Carbon-Phosphorus Functionalization of Alkenes

(2013) Ya-Min Li et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Palladium-Catalyzed Through-Space C(sp3)H and C(sp2)H Bond Activation by 1,4-Palladium Migration: Efficient Synthesis of [3,4]-Fused Oxindoles

(2013) Tiffany Piou et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Oxidative 1,2-difunctionalization of activated alkenes with benzylic C(sp3)–H bonds and aryl C(sp2)–H bonds

(2013) Ming-Bo Zhou et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Metal-free oxidative hydroxyalkylarylation of activated alkenes by direct sp3 C–H functionalization of alcohols

(2013) Yuan Meng et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

A room temperature decarboxylation/C–H functionalization cascade by visible-light photoredox catalysis

(2013) Jin Xie et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Silver-catalyzed oxidative coupling/cyclization of acrylamides with 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds

(2013) Hua Wang et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Metal-free carbonitration of alkenes using K2S2O8

(2013) Ya-Min Li et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Metal-free nitro-carbocyclization of activated alkenes: a direct approach to synthesize oxindoles by cascade C–N and C–C bond formation

(2013) Tao Shen et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Copper-catalyzed trifluoromethylation of N-arylacrylamides “on water” at room temperature

(2013) Fang Yang et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Copper-Catalyzed Oxidative Benzylarylation of Acrylamides by Benzylic CH Bond Functionalization for the Synthesis of Oxindoles

(2013) Shi-Liu Zhou et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

Visible-Light-Induced Trifluoromethylation ofN-Aryl Acrylamides: A Convenient and Effective Method To Synthesize CF3-Containing Oxindoles Bearing a Quaternary Carbon Center

(2013) Pan Xu et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

Synthesis of Sulfonated Oxindoles by Potassium Iodide Catalyzed Arylsulfonylation of Activated Alkenes with Sulfonylhydrazides in Water

(2013) Xiaoqing Li et al.   JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Iron-Catalyzed Arylalkoxycarbonylation of N-Aryl Acrylamides with Carbazates

(2013) Xiangsheng Xu et al.   JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Synthesis of 3,3-Disubstituted Oxindoles by Visible-Light-Mediated Radical Reactions of Aryl Diazonium Salts with N-Arylacrylamides

(2013) Weijun Fu et al.   JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Silver-Catalyzed Carboazidation of Arylacrylamides

(2013) Xiao-Hong Wei et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Metal-Free Oxidative Spirocyclization of Hydroxymethylacrylamide with 1,3-Dicarbonyl Compounds: A New Route to Spirooxindoles

(2013) Hua Wang et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Palladium-Catalyzed sp2 and sp3 C–H Bond Activation and Addition to Isatin toward 3-Hydroxy-2-oxindoles

(2013) Gang-Wei Wang et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Free-Radical Cascade Alkylarylation of Alkenes with Simple Alkanes: Highly Efficient Access to Oxindoles via Selective (sp3)C–H and (sp2)C–H Bond Functionalization

(2013) Zejiang Li et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Metal-free oxidative tandem coupling of activated alkenes with carbonyl C(sp2)–H bonds and aryl C(sp2)–H bonds using TBHP

(2013) Ming-Bo Zhou et al.   Chemical Science

On the Interpretation of Deuterium Kinetic Isotope Effects in CH Bond Functionalizations by Transition-Metal Complexes

(2012) Eric M. Simmons et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Activation of a C(sp3)H Bond by a Transient σ-Alkylpalladium(II) Complex: Synthesis of Spirooxindoles Through a Palladium-Catalyzed Domino Carbopalladation/C(sp3)C(sp3) Bond-Forming Process

(2012) Tiffany Piou et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Organocatalyzed arylalkylation of activated alkenes via decarboxylation of PhI(O2CR)2: efficient synthesis of oxindoles

(2012) Tao Wu et al.   TETRAHEDRON

Palladium-Catalyzed Oxidative Arylalkylation of Activated Alkenes: Dual CH Bond Cleavage of an Arene and Acetonitrile

(2011) Tao Wu et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Palladium(II)-Catalyzed Alkene Functionalization via Nucleopalladation: Stereochemical Pathways and Enantioselective Catalytic Applications

(2011) Richard I. McDonald et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Palladium-Catalyzed Oxidative Aryltrifluoromethylation of Activated Alkenes at Room Temperature

(2011) Xin Mu et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

C−H Activation of Acetonitrile at Nickel: Ligand Flip and Conversion of N-Bound Acetonitrile into a C-Bound Cyanomethyl Ligand

(2010) Anna Magdalena Oertel et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

C−H vs C−C Bond Activation of Acetonitrile and Benzonitrile via Oxidative Addition: Rhodium vs Nickel and Cp* vs Tp′ (Tp′ = Hydrotris(3,5-dimethylpyrazol-1-yl)borate, Cp* = η5-Pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)

(2010) Meagan E. Evans et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Palladium-Catalyzed Carbo-Heterofunctionalization of Alkenes for the Synthesis of Oxindoles and Spirooxindoles

(2010) Stéphanie Jaegli et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Direct functionalization of benzylic C–Hs with vinyl acetates via Fe-catalysis

(2009) Chun-Xiao Song et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

The enantioselective intramolecular aminative functionalization of unactivated alkenes, dienes, allenes and alkynes for the synthesis of chiral nitrogen heterocycles

(2009) Sherry R. Chemler   ORGANIC & BIOMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY

A Novel Iron-Catalyzed Decarboxylative Csp3−Csp2Coupling of Proline Derivatives and Naphthol

(2009) Hai-Peng Bi et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Oxidative Addition of X−H (X = C, N, O) Bonds to [Ir(PMe3)4]Cl and Catalytic Hydration of Acetonitrile Using its Peroxo Derivative, [Ir(O2)(PMe3)4]Cl, as Catalyst Precursor

(2009) Marco G. Crestani et al.   ORGANOMETALLICS

Ruthenated Acetonitrile: Unusual Brønsted Acidity of a Polar “Aprotic” Solvent

(2008) Eric J. Derrah et al.   ORGANOMETALLICS