Acetonitrile → 5-Amino-3,3-dimethyl-6-nitro-1-pentyl-1,3-dihydro-indol-2-one

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Analogously to general procedure (I) N-(3,3-dimethyl-6-nitro-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-indol-5-yl)-acetamide (50 g) is alkylated using pentyliodide (76.8 g; 0.38 mol) and K2CO3 (53.6 g; 0.38 mol) at 60° C. for 24 h. After aqueous work-up the crude material is de-acetylated under reflux in 2-propanol (500 ml) and hydrochloric acid (6 N; 300 ml). After aqueous work-up pure 5-amino-3,3-dimethyl-6-nitro-1-pentyl-1,3-dihydro-indol-2-one (40.7 g) is obtained by re-crystallization from MeCN.

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