Ethyl bromoacetate → Ethyl(2'-oxo-5,6-dihydrospiro[benzo[1,2-b:5,4-b']difuran-3,3'-indol]-1'(2'h)-yl)acetate

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A mixture of 5,6-dihydrospiro[benzo[1,2-b:5,4-b′]difuran-3,3′-indol]2′(1′H)-one (0.28 g, 1.00 mmol), ethyl 2-bromoacetate (0.17 g, 1.00 mmol) and cesium carbonate (0.98 g, 3.00 mmol) in acetone (20.0 mL) was stirred at reflux for 5 hours. After cooling down to ambient temperature, the mixture was filtered. The filtrate was evaporated under reduced pressure and the residue was subjected to column chromatography to give the title compound (0.23 g, 63%) as a white solid: MS (ES+) m/z 366.4 (M+1).

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