o-Chloranil → HCID 58624130, compound

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A solution (S)-N-Methyl-5-(2-chloro-1-hydroxylethyl)-7-chloro-indoline (0.10 mmol) in 100 mL of t-butyl methyl ether is treated with o-chloroanil (0.10 mmol) at ambient temperature. The solution is concentrated and the residue chromatographed over silica gel (1:1 hexane/ethyl acetate) to provide the corresponding indole.

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