N-(4-Bromo-2-methoxy-5-nitrophenyl)-4-(1-methylindol-3-yl)pyrimidin-2-amine (Intermediate 145, 1.074 g, 2.36 mmol), iron (0.792 g, 14.19 mmol) and NH4Cl (95 mg, 1.77 mmol) were heated at reflux in ethanol (39 mL) and water (13 mL) for 1.5 h. The mixture was then cooled and concentrated in vacuo. The resulting residue was triturated in 10% CH3OH in CH2Cl2 (30 mL) for 15 minutes and the mixture was then filtered. The residues were triturated again with 10% CH3OH in CH2Cl2 (30 mL) and the mixture then filtered. The combined filtrates were washed with brine, dried (MgSO4) and concentrated in vacuo. Purification by FCC, eluting with CH2Cl2 gave the title compound (0.937 g, 93%) as a cream foam; 1H NMR: 3.79 (3H, s), 3.89 (3H, s), 4.86 (2H, s), 7.06 (1H, s), 7.18-7.30 (3H, m), 7.54 (1H, d), 7.83 (1H, s), 7.87 (1H, s), 8.33 (1H, d), 8.35 (1H, s), 8.43 (1H, d); m/z: ES+ MH+ 424/426.
