5-(3,4,5-Trimethoxy-phenyl)-1,3-dihydro-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-2-one (95 mg, 0.316 mmol) and TMEDA (96 μl, 0.623 mmol) were dissolved in anhydrous THF (4 ml) and cooled to −78° C. n-BuLi (1.6 M in hexanes, 415 μl, 0.664 mmol) was added dropwise. After completed addition stirring was continued for 1 hr at −78° C. Benzyl bromide (41.3 μl, 0.348 mmol) was added dropwise as a 10% solution in anh. THF. After completed addition the reaction was allowed to warm up to room temperature while stirring overnight. The reaction was quenched by the addition of MeOH, evaporated and partitioned between water and DCM. Silica gel chromatography eluting with 0-50% EtOAc:Hexanes yielded the title compound (47 mg, 38%). 1H NMR (CDCl3, 300 MHz): δ 8.83 (s, 1H), 8.18 (d, J=1.2 Hz, 1H), 7.19 (d, J=1.2 Hz, 1H), 7.14 (m, 6H), 6.99 (m, 4H), 6.61 (s, 2H), 3.96 (s, 6H), 3.90 (s, 3H), 3.30 (d, J=8.0 Hz, 2H), 3.26 (d, J=8.0 Hz, 2H).
