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The quasi-antiaromatic 2H-indol-2-one ring system is readily generated by treating a 3-hydroxy-substituted 1,3-dihydroindol-2-one with a Lewis acid. Stepwise addition of various pi-nucleophiles to the highly reactive 2H-indol-2-one system occurs smoothly to afford substituted oxindoles. The cyclization was also carried out in an intramolecular fashion to give spiro-substituted oxindoles in good yield.
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