Chloroacetyl chloride → 5-(2-chloroacetyl)-3,3-dimethyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-indol-2-one

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10.8 g (66.4 mmoles) 3,3-dimethyl-3H-indol-2-one are slowly added (in 1 h) to a suspension of 26 7 g (200 mmoles) aluminium chloride and 15 g, that is 10.58 ml (133 mmoles) chloroacetyl chloride in 60 ml dichloromethane, then the mixture is heated under reflux for 1 h 30 min. The brown suspension obtained is slowly poured into 500 ml ice-water, the mixture is stirred for 30 min and then filtered and the solid is washed with a little ether and dried. 16.3 g of crystals are obtained, which are used as such in the following step.

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