1-Bromo-3-chloropropane → 1-(3-Chloropropyl)indolin-2-one

Reaction equation

[NH:1]1[C:9]2[C:4](=[CH:5][CH:6]=[CH:7][CH:8]=2)[CH2:3][C:2]1=[O:10].Br[CH2:12][CH2:13][CH2:14][Cl:15].C(=O)([O-])[O-].[K+].[K+]>C(#N)C>[Cl:15][CH2:14][CH2:13][CH2:12][N:1]1[C:9]2[C:4](=[CH:5][CH:6]=[CH:7][CH:8]=2)[CH2:3][C:2]1=[O:10]

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Procedure

Oxindole (2.00 g, 0.0150 mol), 1-bromo-3-chloropropane (2.97 mL, 0.03 mol), and potassium carbonate (4.15 g, 0.03 mol) in acetonitrile (40 mL) were heated at reflux for 20 hours. The mixture was evaporated, diluted with ethyl acetate, washed with 2M aqueous hydrochloric acid and brine, dried (MgSO4), and evaporated. The residue was purified by Biotage flash column chromatography (30% ethyl acetate/hexanes) to give product as an oil which solidified on standing (1.57 g, 50%); MS for C11H12ClNO m/z 210 (M+H)+.