Dimethylformamide → 5-Cyano-3-(2-ethoxyphenyl)-3-hydroxy-indol-2-one

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37.2 g (94 mMol) of the product 1a and 11.1 g (94 mMol) of zinc cyanide in 300 ml of DMF were heated to 95° C. Then 1.6 g (1.38 mMol) of tetrakis-(triphenylphosphine)palladium(0) were added in portions every 10 minutes. After 45 minutes, the reaction mixture was poured into ice-water and extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic phase was washed with saturated NaCl solution, dried and concentrated in vacuo. The residue obtained in this way crystallizes from a little ethyl acetate. 24 g of the product were obtained.

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