title: Silver-catalyzed carboazidation of arylacrylamides.
abstract: A novel and inexpensive method of nontoxic, silver-salt-catalyzed carboazidation of arylacrylamides to afford corresponding azide oxindoles is reported. This reaction system exhibits great functional group tolerance. All products form a crucial skeleton for the synthesis of various indole alkaloids.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Xiao-Hong
authors.initials: XH
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: Ya-Min
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: An-Xi
authors.initials: AX
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Ting-Ting
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Shang-Dong
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Yang