We have developed efficient catalytic methods for the stereoselective and diversity synthesis of various (E)-, (Z)-, and disubstituted 3-alkylideneoxindoles and 3-alkylidenebenzofuran-2-ones via palladium-catalyzed Heck/Suzuki−Miyaura, Heck/Heck, and Heck/carbonylation/Suzuki−Miyaura domino reactions.
Efficient methods for stereoselective synthesis of various (E)-, (Z)-, and disubstituted 3-alkylideneoxindoles were investigated using tandem In-mediated carbometalation and ligandless Pd-catalyzed coupling reaction.