Acetone → 5-Fluoro-3-isopropylidene-1,3-dihydro-indol-2-one

Participants

Reaction Steps

A mixture of 5-fluoro-1,3-dihydro-indol-2-one (2.84 g, 20 mmol), acetone (2.2 mL, 30 mmol) and piperidine (0.8 mL, 8 mmol) in methanol (100 mL) was heated to reflux for 16 hours. Then the reaction mixture was allowed to cool to room temperature. The solid was collected by filtration, washed with methanol (20 mL) and dried in vacuo to afford 5-fluoro-3-isopropylidene-1,3-dihydro-indol-2-one (2.6 g, 68%) as powder.

Provenance & Evidence