Tetrahydrofuran → 5-Chloro-3-hydroxy-3-(2-methoxyphenyl)indolin-2-one

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A solution of 2-methoxyphenylmagnesium bromide is prepared from 1.35 g of magnesium and 10.5 g of 1-bromo-2-methoxybenzene in 100 ml of ether. This solution is added in 10 minutes at RT, under an argon atmosphere, to a mixture of 4.1 g of 5-chloroisatin and 70 ml of THF. After stirring for 1 hour at RT, water is added and the product is filtered off, redissolved in THF, dried over magnesium sulfate and evaporated under vacuum in the presence of iso ether. The residue is chromatographed on silica using a DCM/AcOEt mixture (60/40; v/v) as the eluent to give the expected product after crystallization from a THF/iso ether mixture.

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