Potassium Hydroxide → 4-(2-carboxyethyl)-3-methyl-5-(5-methyl-2-oxo-1,2-dihydroindol-3-ylidenemethyl)-1H-pyrrole-2-carboxylic acid

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5-Formyl-4-(2-ethoxycarbonylethyl)-3-methyl-1H-pyrrole-2-carboxylic acid ethyl ester (560 mg), 5-methyl-2-oxindole (300 mg), and piperidine (4 drops) in ethanol (4 mL) were stirred at 90° C. for 2 hours. Potassium hydroxide (537 mg) was added to the mixture and it was then stirred at 95° C. for an additional hour. The reaction mixture was cooled and concentrated. The residue was dissolved into water and acidified with 2 N hydrochloric acid to pH 2. The precipitate was filtered, washed with water, and dried in a vacuum oven overnight to give 496 mg of 4-(2-carboxyethyl)-3-methyl-5-(5-methyl -2-oxo-1,2-dihydro-indol-3-ylidenemethyl)-1H-pyrrole-2-carboxylic acid.

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