Pyrrolidine → Z-2-[4-chloro-2-(6-chloro-2-oxo-1,2-dihydro-indol-3-ylidenemethyl)-phenoxy]-2-ethyl-butyric acid methyl ester

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To the mixture of 6-chlorooxindole (8.3 g, 49.7 mmol) and 2-(4-chloro-2-formyl-phenoxy)-2-ethyl-butyric acid methyl ester (13 g, 45.8 mmol) in methanol (200 mL) was added pyrrolidine (4.1 mL, 49.7 mmol) dropwise. The mixture was then heated at 70° C. for 2 h. After cooled to room temperature, the mixture was filtered and the precipitate was collected, dried to give the title compound as a yellow solid (15.5 g).

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