Piperidine → 3-[5-(6-Hydroxy-2-oxo-1,2-dihydroindol-3-ylidenemethyl)-2,4-dimethyl-1H-pyrrol-3-yl]-propionic acid

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3-(2-carboxyethyl)-2,4-dimethyl-5-formylpyrrole (82 mg), 63 mg 6-hydroxy-2-oxindole, and 48 μL piperidine in 2 mL of ethanol were heated at 90° C. for two days. The reaction mixture was cooled, concentrated, and purified by silica gel column chromotography eluting with ethyl acetate-hexane-acetic acid to give 55 mg (40%) of the title compound as an dark brown solid.

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