Synthesis 2014; 46(15): 2045-2050
DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1338628
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© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York

Direct Access to Isoindolinone Derivatives by Palladium-Catalyzed C–H Activation and Isocyanide Insertion by Using Molecular Oxygen as the Sole Oxidant

Dongqi Wang
a   Institute of Chemistry and Biomedical Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, P. R. of China   Email: yongqian@nju.edu.cn   Email: weiwei@nju.edu.cn
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Sheng Cai
a   Institute of Chemistry and Biomedical Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, P. R. of China   Email: yongqian@nju.edu.cn   Email: weiwei@nju.edu.cn
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Rong Ben
a   Institute of Chemistry and Biomedical Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, P. R. of China   Email: yongqian@nju.edu.cn   Email: weiwei@nju.edu.cn
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Yang Zhou
a   Institute of Chemistry and Biomedical Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, P. R. of China   Email: yongqian@nju.edu.cn   Email: weiwei@nju.edu.cn
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Xingwei Li
b   Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, P. R. of China
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Jing Zhao
a   Institute of Chemistry and Biomedical Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, P. R. of China   Email: yongqian@nju.edu.cn   Email: weiwei@nju.edu.cn
c   Shenzhen Key Lab of Nano-Micro Material Research, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen 518055, P. R. of China
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Wei Wei*
a   Institute of Chemistry and Biomedical Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, P. R. of China   Email: yongqian@nju.edu.cn   Email: weiwei@nju.edu.cn
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Yong Qian*
a   Institute of Chemistry and Biomedical Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, P. R. of China   Email: yongqian@nju.edu.cn   Email: weiwei@nju.edu.cn
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Publication History

Received: 13 January 2014

Accepted after revision: 04 April 2014

Publication Date:
20 May 2014 (online)


Abstract

We report a straightforward, aerobic, palladium-catalyzed C–H activation, followed by isocyanide insertion to synthesize isoindolinone derivatives. This transformation is an efficient and step-economic strategy using oxygen as the sole oxidant. We anticipate that this work will inspire in-depth studies as well as versatile applications in various related fields.

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