4-Fluoroaniline → 1-(4-Fluorophenyl)-2-methyl-5-(4-methylsulfonylphenyl)pyrrole

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A mixture of 1-(4-methylsulfonylphenyl)-1,4-pentanedione (580 mg, 2.28 mmol) of Step 2, 4-fluoroaniline (0.24 ml, 2.5 mmol) and p-toluenesulfonic acid (30 mg) in toluene (50 ml) was heated to reflux for 20 hours. The reaction mixture was cooled, filtered and concentrated. The crude mixture (820 mg) was purified by chromatography (silica gel, hexane/ethyl acetate, 7/3) to give 1-(4-fluorophenyl)-2-methyl-5-[4-(methylsulfonyl)phenyl)-1H-pyrrole (595 mg, 79%) as a white solid: mp (DSC) 157° C. Anal Calc'd. for C18H16NSO2F: C, 65.64; H, 4.90; N, 4.25; S, 9.73. Found: C, 65.44; H, 5.05; N, 4.16; S, 9.90.

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