A facile one-pot ultrasound assisted for an efficient synthesis of 1H-spiro[furo[3,4-b]pyridine-4,3′-indoline]-3-carbonitriles

•Ultrasonic irradiation promoted synthesis of 1H-spiro[furo[3,4-b]pyridine-4,3′-indoline]-3-carbonitriles.•The reaction was carried out by using inexpensive and available basic catalyst under mild conditions.•Products were obtained in excellent yields and short reaction times.•Simplicity of the method and high purity of products.

A convenient one-pot protocol was developed for the synthesis of 1H-spiro[furo[3,4-b]pyridine-4,3′-indoline]-3-carbonitrile derivatives. This reaction was carried out through a three component condensation reaction of isatins, malononitrile, and anilinolactones in the presence of a catalytic amount of Et3N as an inexpensive and available basic catalyst in THF under ultrasound irradiation. The products were obtained in high yields and short reaction times. The main advantage of this synthetic method is that the obtained products in ultrasonic irradiations are different from classical heating.

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