A mild, high yielding approach to C-3 hydroxylated oxindoles using catalytic quantities of
tetrabutylammonium fluoride and air as the stoicheiometric oxidant is reported over a wide
range of substitution patterns.
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BUCKLEY, B.R. and FERNÁNDEZ D.-R., B., 2013. A catalytic, mild and efficient protocol for the C-3 aerial hydroxylation of oxindoles. Tetrahedron Letters, 54 (8), pp.843-846.
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