Acetic Acid → 5-Bromo-7-fluoro-3,3-dimethyl-1,3-dihydro-2H-indol-2-one

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7-Fluoro-3,3-dimethyl-1,3-dihydro-2H-indol-2-one (4.1 g, 22.9 mmol) was dissolved in dichloromethane (100 mL) and acetic acid (2 mL) at room temperature. Bromine (1.2 mL, 23 mmol) was added and the solution allowed to stir for 24 hours. The reaction mixture was poured into sodium thiosulfate solution, extracted with diethyl ether, dried (MgSO4), evaporated and the crude product triturated with hexane to give 5-bromo-7-fluoro-3,3-dimethyl-1,3-dihydro-2H-indol-2-one (4.84 g, 82%): HRMS: calc'd for C10H9BrFNO, 256.9852; found (ESI, [M−H]−), 255.9781.

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