Hydrochloric Acid → 3-(2-Benzofuran-1(3H)-ylidene)-1,3-dihydro-2H-indol-2-one

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To a suspension of sodium hydride (6.0 g, 150 mmol, 60% in mineral oil) in 300 mL DMF was added oxindole (10.0 g, 75.1 mmol) in 50 mL DMF over 8 min. After stirring for 15 min at room temperature, a solution of phthalide (13.1 g, 97.6 mmol) in 50 mL DMF was added over 1 min. The mixture was stirred for 1.25 h, then poured into 1100 mL H2O. Addition of 4% aqueous HCl solution gave a yellow solid which was filtered and rinsed with H2O to give the title compound (8.75 g, 47%).

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