Bromobenzene → 7-Chloro-3-hydroxy-3-phenyl-2-indolinone

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A Grignard reagent prepared from 62 g. magnesium, 400 g. bromobenzene in two liters tetrahydrofuran (THF) is added to 181 g. (1.0 mole) 7-chloroisatin (1a) in two liters THF at a rate to keep a gentle reflux. After three hours of reflux, the reaction is cooled and decomposed with 350 ml. saturated ammonium chloride, filtered, and the THF stripped to give a dark oil. The oil is dissolved in aqueous sodium hydroxide and precipitated with hydrochloric acid. Recrystallization from aqueous ethanol gives 7-chloro-3-hydroxy-3-phenyl-2-indolinone, m.p. 154°-156°.

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