Acetic Acid → 1-(diphenylmethyl)-3-(4-fluoro-2-hydroxy-5-methoxyphenyl)-1,3-dihydro-2H-indol-2-one

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To a solution of 1-(diphenylmethyl)-3-(4-fluoro-2-hydroxy-5-methoxyphenyl)-3-hydroxy-1,3-dihydro-2H-indol-2-one (6.60 g, 14.5 mmol) in dichloroethane (100 mL) were added triethylamine (4.55 g, 45.0 mmol) and thionyl chloride (3.57 g, 30.0 mmol) at 0° C. The reaction mixture was heated at reflux for 1 h. The reaction mixture was cooled down to ambient temperature and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was dissolved in tetrahydrofuran (100 mL) and acetic acid (10 mL) and zinc dust (6.54 g, 100.0 mmol) were added in small portions at ambient temperature. The reaction mixture was stirred at ambient temperature for 16 h and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated in vacuo to dryness. The residue was purified by column chromatography with a 20% to 80% gradient of ethyl acetate in hexanes to afford 1-(diphenylmethyl)-3-(4-fluoro-2-hydroxy-5-methoxyphenyl)-1,3-dihydro-2H-indol-2-one (1.10 g, 17%) as a colorless solid: MS (ES+) m/z 440.2 (M+1).

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