Acetic Anhydride → HCID 13957978, compound

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Reaction Steps

A mixture of 476 mg (2.0 mmole) of 3-(3-pyridylcarbonyl)-2-oxindole and 4 ml of acetic anhydride was heated under reflux for 30 minutes. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature, the bulk of the acetic anhydride was removed by evaporation in vacuo and the residue was triturated under 15 ml of water. The solid was recovered by filtration, dried and triturated under isopropanol. The residue (158 mg) was recrystallized from acetonitrile giving 64 mg of the title compound as red-orange crystals, m.p. 142.5°-143.5° C. A second crop of title compound (40 mg) was obtained from the mother liquors from the recrystallization. The two crops were the same by thin-layer chromatography. The first crop was subjected to elemental analysis.

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