Ethyl Acetate → 1-benzyl-3,3-bis(N'-(4-methylphenyl)ureido)indolin-2-one

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To a solution of 0.80 g of anhydrous aluminum chloride in 20 ml of dry tetrahydrofuran were added successively a solution of 0.57 g of 1-benzyl-3,3-dimethoxyindolin-2-one in 10 ml of dry tetrahydrofuran and 0.60 g of p-tolylurea at 0° C. under a nitrogen atmosphere, and the mixture was heated under reflux for 2 hours. Ethyl acetate was added to the reaction mixture, and the mixture was washed twice with an aqueous solution of sodium chloride. The organic layer was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, followed by concentration. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (chloroform/ethyl acetate=4/1) to obtain 0.24 g (23%) of 1-benzyl-3,3-bis(N′-(4-methylphenyl)ureido)indolin-2-one as a white powder.

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