Dimethylformamide → Methyl 3-{6-[bis(4-methoxyphenyl)phenylmethoxy]hexanoyl}pyrrolo[4,5-e]indoline-7-carboxylate

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A solution of methyl pyrrolo[4,5-e]indoline-7-carboxylate (2.7 g, 12.5 mmol) prepared according to Boger et al (J. Org. Chem. 52:1521 (1987)), 4-nitrophenyl 4-[bis(4-methoxyphenyl)phenylmethoxy]hexanoate (6.9 g, 12.5 mmol) and triethylamine (2 mL) in 50 mL of anhydrous DMF was stirred at room temperature for 5 h and then concentrated. The resulting oil was left at room temperature overnight (˜15 h). The oil was partitioned between ethyl acetate and 5% sodium bicarbonate. The organic phase was washed twice with diluted sodium bicarbonate, saturated sodium chloride and dried over sodium sulfate. The crude product obtained after removal of the solvent was crystallized from ethyl acetate. The yield of the crystalline product 15 was 5.9 g (75%). 1H NMR (DMSO-d6) δ 11.94 (s, 1H), 8.24 (d, J=9 Hz, 1H), 7.4-7.2 (m, 10H), 7.07 (s, 1H), 6.87 (d, J=9 Hz, 4H), 4.16 (t, J=8 Hz, 2H), 3.87 (s, 3H), 3.72 (s, 6H), 3.28 (t, J=8 Hz, 2H), 2.96 (t, J=6 Hz, 2H), 2.42 (t, J=7 Hz, 2H), 1.58 (m, 4H), 1.41 (m, 2H).

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