Ethanol → 6-Thiophen-3-yl-1,3-dihydroindol-2-one

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To a warm, stirred solution of 6-bromo-2-oxindole (4 g, 26.3 mmol) dissolved in 60 mL toluene and 60 mL ethanol was added tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(0) (2.3 g, 1.9 mmol) followed by 2M aqueous sodium carbonate (50 mL, 100 mmol) and thiophene-3-boronic acid (4.3 g, 33.6 mmol). The mixture was stirred at 100° C. in an oil bath for 12 hours. The reaction mixture was cooled, diluted with ethyl acetate (500 mL), washed with IN hydrochloric acid (200 mL), water (200 mL), saturated sodium bicarbonate (200 mL) and brine (200 mL). The organic layer was separated, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and concentrated to give a black solid. The solid was triturated with methylene chloride to give 2.02 g (36%) of 6-thiophen-3-yl-1,3-dihydroindol-2-one as a purple-gray solid.

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