Aluminum(III) Chloride → 1-Acetyl-3,3-dimethylindolin-5-ol

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A solution of N-(4-methoxyphenyl)-N-(2-methylallyl)acetamide (1.00 g, 4.56 mmol) and aluminium chloride (2.0 g, 15.0 mmol) in 1.0 mL of chlorobenzene was stirred at 110° C. for 3 h. After the reaction mixture was cooled to 0° C., the reaction mixture was diluted with water and ethyl acetate. The separated organic layer was washed with 1 M HCl, saturated NaHCO3 aqueous solution and brine, successively, and dried over MgSO4. After filtration, the filtrate was concentrated in vacuo, and the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (hexane/ethyl acetate=70/30 to 20/80) to obtain the title compound (0.31 g, 33%), and followed by recrystallization (hexane/ethyl acetate) to obtain the title compound (0.17 g) as a white solid.

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