Trifluoroacetic acid → 4-chloro-1-(diphenylmethyl)-3-(6-hydroxy-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran-5-yl)-1,3-dihydro-2H-indol-2-one

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To a stirred solution of 4-chloro-1-(diphenylmethyl)-3-hydroxy-3-(6-hydroxy-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran-5-yl)-1,3-dihydro-2H-indol-2-one (9.25 g, 19.1 mmol) in dichloromethane (25 mL) was added triethylsilane (10 mL). The mixture was cooled to 0° C. followed by the addition of trifluoroacetic acid (10 mL) slowly over 5 min. The resultant mixture was stirred at ambient temperature for 5 h and concentrated in vacuo to dryness. The residue was triturated in diethyl ether (25 mL) in a Branson ultrasonic bench top water bath to afford 4-chloro-1-(diphenylmethyl)-3-(6-hydroxy-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran-5-yl)-1,3-dihydro-2H-indol-2-one (8.90 g, quantitative) as a beige solid: MS (ES+) m/z 468.0 (M+1), 470.0 (M+1).

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