Indole → HCID 14855724, compound

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To a suspension of 105 mg of indole in 20 ml of benzene were added 0.6 ml of a 3M solution of methylmagnesium bromide in diethyl ether under nitrogen. The mixture was stirred for 0.5 hour. 100 mg of 3-bromo-4-(5-methoxy-3-indolyl)-1H-pyrrole-2,5-dione were added and the mixture was heated to reflux for 5 days. After cooling the residue was partitioned between dichloromethane and 2M hydrochloric acid. The organic extracts were washed with water, dried and evaporated. The residue was purified on silica gel with 1% methanol in dichloromethane and then with 50% methanol/0.1% trifluoroacetic acid/water on Spherisorb to give 3 mg of 3-(3-indolyl)-4-(5-methoxy-3-indolyl)-1H-pyrrole-2,5-dione, m.p. 280° C.

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