Hydrochloric Acid → 3-[2-(4-methyl-2-oxo-1,2-dihydroindol-3-ylidenemethyl)-4-methyl-1H-pyrrol-3-yl]-propionic acid

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4-(2-carboxyethyl)-3-methyl-5-(4-methyl-2-oxo-1,2-dihydroindol-3-ylidenemethyl)-1H-pyrrole-2-carboxylic acid (300 mg) suspended in ethylene glycol (5 mL) was heated in a sealed tube in a pre-heated oil bath at 200° C. for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was cooled to 90° C. and potassium hydroxide (1 pellet) was added. It was then stirred at 90° C. for 30 minutes. The reaction mixture was cooled, poured into water, and acidified with 2 N hydrochloric acid to pH 2. The precipitate was filtered, washed with water, and purified on a silica gel column to give 115 mg (44% yield) of 3-[2-(4-methyl-2-oxo-1,2-dihydroindol-3-ylidenemethyl)-4-methyl-1H-pyrrol-3-yl]-propionic acid.

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