Piperidine → 5-methyl-3-(3-methyl-1H-indol-2-ylmethylene)-1,3-dihydroindol-2-one

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A mixture of 5-methyl-2-oxindole (59 mg), 3-methylindole-2-carbaldehyde (56 mg) and piperidine (30 mg) in ethanol (1 mL) was held in a sealed tube at 90° C. overnight. The mixture was cooled to room temperature. The solid was collected by vacuum filtration, washed with cold ethanol and dried in a vacuum oven to give 72 mg (74%) of 5-methyl-3-(3-methyl-1H-indol-2-ylmethylene)-1,3-dihydroindol-2-one.

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