1-(diphenylmethyl)-1H-indole-2,3-dione → HCID 67357402, compound

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To a solution of 3-fluoro-4-methoxyphenol (Niemann, M. B. J. Am. Chem. Soc. (1941), 63:609) (4.60 g, 32.4 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (60 mL) at 5° C. was added a 2 M solution of isopropylmagnesium chloride in tetrahydrofuran (18.0 mL, 36.0 mmol). Tetrahydrofuran was removed under reduced pressure and dichloromethane (60 mL) was added. To the solution was added a solution of 1-(diphenylmethyl)-1H-indole-2,3-dione (8.00 g, 25.5 mmol) in dichloromethane (60 mL) at 5° C. and the reaction mixture was stirred at ambient temperature for 16 h. The reaction mixture was quenched with saturated ammonium chloride solution (5 mL). The reaction mixture was dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered and evaporated under reduced pressure. The residue was subjected to column chromatography with 40% to 90% gradient of ethyl acetate in hexanes to afford 1-(diphenylmethyl)-3-(4-fluoro-2-hydroxy-5-methoxyphenyl)-3-hydroxy-1,3-dihydro-2H-indol-2-one (6.60 g, 57%) as a pink solid: MS (ES+) m/z 438.3 (M−17).

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