N-bromobutanimide → 7-Bromo-5-fluoroindolin-2-one

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A suspension of 5-fluoro-1,3-dihydro-indol-2-one (1.5 g, 10 mmol) in 15 ml of acetonitrile and N-bromosuccinimide (1.8 g, 10 mmol) was stirred at room temperature overnight until the precipitate was formed. The solid was filtered, washed with ethanol (5 ml) and dried in vacuo to give 7-bromo-5-fluoro-1,3-dihydro-indol-2-one (1.6 g, 69.6%) as a white solid.

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