Water → 3,3-Dimethyl-6-nitroindoline

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A solution of 2-bromo-N-(2-methyl-2-propenyl)-5-nitroaniline (100 mg, 0.369 mmol), Pd(OAc)2 (2 mg, 0.0073 mol), Bu4NBr (119 mg, 0.369 mmol) and triethylamine (129 mL, 0.922 mmol) in 1 mL of dry DMF under argon atmosphere was heated at 80° C. for 1 h. Then sodium formate (25 mg, 0.369 mmol) was added to the reaction mixture with continued heating at 80° C. for 20 h. Water (2 mL) was added and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate (2×5 mL), dried (Na2SO4) and concentrated in vacuo to an oil that was subjected to flash column chromatography (silica gel, hexanes/ethyl acetate, 8:2) to give 60 mg (80%) of 3,3-dimethyl-6-nitroindoline. Data for 3,3-dimethyl-6-nitroindoline: 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) 7.60 (dd, J=8.2, 2.0, 1H), 7.35 (d, J=2.0, 1H), 7.08 (d, J=8.2, 1H), 3.98 (bs, 1H), 3.41 (s, 1.33 (s, 6H).

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