Sodium Iodide → 2-((3,3-Dimethyl)oxindolyl)ethanol

Participants

Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

3,3-Dimethylindol-1,3-dihydro-2H-indol-2-one (6.3 g, 40 mmol) was dissolved in dry dimethylformamide under nitrogen at room temperature. Sodium hydride (60% dispersion in mineral oil, 1.8 g, 45 mmol) was added and the mixture was stirred until gas evolution ceased. 2-(2-Chloroethoxy)tetrahydro-2H-pyran (7.5 g, 42 mmol) and sodium iodide (0.6 g, 4 mmol) was added and the mixture was warmed to 75° C. for 15 hours. Water was added and the mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was taken up in ethyl acetate, washed (×3) with water, dried (MgSO4), filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure. The resulting oil was taken up in methanol, para toluenesulphonic acid (0.75 g, 4 mmol) was added and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 12 hours. The mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure, taken up in ethyl acetate, washed (×3) with aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate solution dried (MgSO4), filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure. The resulting oil was purified by chromatography on silica gel, eluent hexane/ethyl acetate, to give 3,3-dimethyl-1-(2-hydroxy-1-ethyl)indol-2(3H)-one which was characterised by 1H nmr and MS.

Provenance & Evidence