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HRID 1369849Generated: October 28, 2026

N-bromobutanimide → 5-Bromo-2-oxindole

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantN-bromobutanimideHCID 67184—
ReactantOxindoleHCID 321710—
SolventAcetonitrileHCID 6342—
Product5-Bromo-2-oxindoleHCID 61119390%

Reaction Steps

2-Oxindole (63 g in 20 mL acetonitrile was cooled to −10° C. and 2.0 g N-bromosuccinimide was slowly added with stirring. The reaction was stirred for 1 hour at −10° C. and 2 hours at 0° C. The precipitate was collected, washed with water and dried to give 1.9 g (90% yield) of the title compound.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06579897B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2003_06
ORD IDord-b29103c3ea7445448b782750cf73c9bd
Source noteuspto-grants-2003_06