Sodium hydride → Z-6-chloro-3-(3-chloro-benzylidene)-1-(2-trimethylsilanyl-ethoxymethyl)-1,3-dihydro-indole-2-one

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To a solution of E/Z-6-chloro-3-(3-chloro-benzylidene)-1,3-dihydro-indol-2-one prepared in example 1a (2.3 g, 7.9 mmol) in N,N-dimethyl-formamide (20 mL) at 0° C. was added NaH (60% in mineral oil) (0.32 g, 7.9 mmol) (Aldrich), followed by the dropwise addition of 2-(trimethylsilyl)ethoxymethyl chloride (1.32 g, 7.9 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (20 mL). The reaction mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 0.5 h, then poured into ice-water. The crude was extracted with ethyl acetate twice. The combined organic layer was dried over Na2SO4. The solvent was removed and the residue was purified by chromatography (EtOAc:hexanes=1:5) to give E/Z-6-chloro-3-(3-chloro-benzylidene)-1-(2-trimethylsilanyl-ethoxymethyl)-1,3-dihydro-indole-2-one as yellow oil (Yield 3.0 g, 90%).

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