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An expeditious synthesis of indolinone bound to pyrrole starting from isatin and 4-hydroxyproline via a molecular iodine-catalyzed reaction is described.A mechanism is postulated that describes the formation of ylide and zwitterion intermediates.It is suggested that iodine can catalyze several spontaneous processes.
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