AbstractA novel ruthenium‐catalyzed oxidative alkenylation/annulation cascade reaction is described for synthesizing 3‐methyleneisoindolin‐1‐ones. In the protocol, the NH imidate is applied efficiently as a directing group in ruthenium‐catalyzed CH activation, generating various 3‐methyleneisoindolin‐1‐ones with high regio‐ and stereoselectivity in moderate to good yields.magnified image
An efficient Rh(III)-catalyzed oxidative olefination by directed C-H bond activation of N-methoxybenzamides is reported. In this mild, practical, selective, and high-yielding process, the N-O bond acts as an internal oxidant. In addition, simply changing the substituent of the directing/oxidizing group results in the selective formation of valuable tetrahydroisoquinolinone products.