Acetyl chloride → 1-(6-Nitroindolin-1-yl)ethanone

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6-Nitroindoline (3.0 g, 18.3 mmol) was dissolved in THF (45 mL) and Et3N (3.4 mL, 24.4 mmol) at 0° C. Acetyl chloride (1.5 mL, 21 mmol) was added dropwise. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 30 minutes. The mixture was partitioned between EtOAc and aqueous HCl. The organic layer was dried and concentrated to yield 1-acetyl-6-nitroindoline (3.8 g, 100%) as a yellow solid.

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