Nitric Acid → 1-(5-Methoxy-6-nitroindolin-1-yl)ethanone

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A 4-neck 22 L round bottom flask equipped with mechanical stirrer and thermowell was charged with 1-acetyl-5-(methyloxy)-2,3-dihydro-1H-indole (300 g, 1.56 mol) made in accordance with Step B, immediately above, and acetic anhydride (12 L). The resulting mixture was cooled to 0° C. then nitric acid (70%,.100 mL, 1.56 mol) was added dropwise. The reaction was stirred at room temperature overnight and then cooled to 0° C. The solid formed was collected by vacuum filtration and washed with water (200 mL) and MTBE (200 mL), then dried in a oven to give 1-acetyl-5-(methyloxy)-6-nitro-2,3-dihydro-1H-indole as a yellow solid (239 g, 65% yield). 1H-NMR (CDCl3, 300 MHz) δ 8.43 (s, 1H), 7.31 (s, 1H), 4.13 (t, 2H), 3.87 (s, 3H), 3.22 (t, 2H), 2.14 (s, 3H).

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