Transition-metal free oxidative carbo-carboxylation of alkenes with formate in air
Pei Xu, Hui Xu, Sai Wang, Tian-Zi Hao, Si-Yi Yan, Dong Guo, Xu Zhu
Abstract
A synthetic route to oxindole-3-acetic acid derivatives is disclosed through a transition-metal free carbo-carboxylation reaction with CO 2 ˙ − as the C1 source in situ generated from formate under photo-induced conditions.
Topics & Concepts
ChemistryCarboxylationAcetic acidFormateTransition metalOxidative phosphorylationOrganic chemistryOxindolePhotochemistryCombinatorial chemistryInorganic chemistryCatalysisBiochemistryCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysisCatalytic C–H Functionalization MethodsAsymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis