Acetaldehyde → 3-(6-Ethylamino-3H-isobenzofuran-1-ylidene)-1,3-dihydro-indol-2-one

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A mixture of 3-(6-Amino-3H-isobenzofuran-1-ylidene)-1,3-dihydro-indol-2-one (581 mg, 2.20 mmol), acetaldehyde (116 mg, 2.64 mmol), and sodium triacetoxyborohydride (606 mg, 2.86 mmol) was stirred at room temperature for 3 h. The reaction was then partitioned between ethyl acetate and H2O. The organic phase was washed with dilute aqueous NaHCO3 solution, H2O, brine and then dried with Na2SO4. The solvent was removed in vacuo and the residue was dissolved in CHCl3/MeOH and purified by chromatography (silica gel, hexanes/EtOAc, 7:3) to give 3-(6-Ethylamino-3H-isobenzofuran-1-ylidene)-1,3-dihydro-indol-2-one (395.1 mg, 61%) as a yellow solid and 3-(6-Diethylamino-3H-isobenzofuran-1-ylidene)-1,3-dihydro-indol-2-one (32.9 mg, 5%) as a yellow solid.

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