Organic Letters · 2011 · 92 citations · 66 references
Natural SciencesChemistryMedicinal ChemistryCatalysisOrganic ChemistryCatalytic MechanismsChemoselective Library SynthesisIndole Chemistry
A series of 3-arylthio-1,3-disubstituted-oxindoles were prepared in good yields by the reaction of α-diazocarbonyl compounds and sulfenamides. The reaction involves a Rh-catalyzed thia-Sommelet-Hauser-type rearrangement.
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