Boron trifluoride etherate → HCID 1262426, compound

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5-methyl-1H-indole-2,3-dione (6 g, 37 mmol) was suspended in 100 ml of AcOH. The heterogenous mixture was heated at 60° C. After complete solubilisation, 1,2-ethanedithiol (3.15 ml, 37 mmol) was added and then neat BF3.OEt2 (9.5 ml, 75 mmol) was added dropwise. The reaction was stirred for 25 minutes, in which time the reaction mixture became homogenous. After 20 minutes at room temperature, the reaction was quenched by addition of water, the solid washed several times with large amounts of water and air dried affording 5′-methylspiro[1,3-dithiolane-2,3′-indol]-2′(1′H)-one 6 as a brown solid.

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