Tetrahydrofuran → 3-(1,5-dimethyl-1H-indol-7-yl)-4-(6-trifluoromethyl-1H-indol-3-yl)-pyrrole-2,5-dione

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To a mixture of (1,5-dimethyl-1H-indol-7-yl)-oxo-acetic acid methyl ester (0.40 g, 1.73 mmol) and 2-(6-trifluoromethyl-1H-indol-3-yl-acetamide (0.38 g, 1.57 mmol) in DMF (10 mL) was added absolution of potassium tert-butoxide in THF (1.0 M, 6.3 mL, 6.3 mmol) at room temperature. The reaction mixture was heated at 55° C. for 19 h, cooled to room temperature, and quenched with hydrochloric acid (1.0 N). After stirring at room temperature for 30 min, the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate and the extract washed with water, saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate and brine dried (sodium sulfate), filtered and evaporated. Flash column chromatography on silica gel eluting with chloroform and acetone gave 3-(1,5-dimethyl-1H-indol-7-yl)-4-(6-trifluoromethyl-1H-indol-3-yl)-pyrrole-2,5-dione (400 mg, 60.2%). 1HNMR (d6-DMSO, 400 MHz) 2.26 (s, 3H), 3.58 (s, 3H), 6.36 (d, J=3.2 Hz, 1H), 6.71 (d, J=8.4 Hz, 1H), 6.76 (d, J=1.2 Hz, 1H), 6.83 (d, J=8.0 Hz, 1H), 7.17 (d, J=3.2 Hz, 1H), 7.40 (s, 1H), 7.68 (s, 1H), 7.96 (d, J=2.8 Hz, 1H), 11.21 (s, 1H), 12.13 (s, 1H); MS (ES, m/z): C23H16F3N3O2: 424.13 (M++1): 422.23 (M+−1).

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