Ammonium Chloride → 5-Chloro-3-(cyclohexylmethyl)-1,3-dihydro-3-hydroxyindol-2-one

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A solution of cyclohexylmethylmagnesium bromide is prepared from 5.37 g of magnesium and 30.8 ml of bromomethylcyclohexane in 15 ml of ether. This solution is added dropwise at +4° C., under an argon atmosphere, to a mixture of 10 g of 5-chloroisatin and 25 ml of THF. After stirring for 3 hours at RT, 500 ml of a saturated solution of ammonium chloride are added, extraction is carried out with AcOEt, the organic phase is washed with a saturated solution of NaCl and with water and dried over sodium sulfate and the solvent is evaporated off under vacuum to give 12 g of the expected product after crystallization from AcOEt and recrystallization from a THF/AcOEt mixture. M.p.=252°-253° C. (dec.).

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