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20 ml of a 1M solution of LiAlH4 in diethyl ether was added to a solution of 1.0 g of 3,4-bis(3-indolyl)-1H-pyrrole-2,5-dione in 140 ml of THF. The mixture was stirred for 18 hours under nitrogen. The mixture was cooled to 0° C., quenched with 50 ml of water, then acidified to pH 2 with 2M hydrochloric acid and extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic extracts were washed with saturated sodium bicarbonate solution, dried and evaporated. The residue was purified on silica gel with 5-10% methanol in dichloromethane. The first product eluted was triturated with ethyl acetate/hexane to give 175 mg of 3,4-bis(3-indolyl)-3-pyrrolin-2-one, m.p. 290°-293° C. (decomposition). The second product eluted was crystallized from ethyl acetate/chloroform to give 490 mg of 5-hydroxy-3,4-bis(3-indolyl)-3-pyrrolin-2-one, m.p. above 250° C. (decomposition).

1. customquenched with 50 ml of water
2. extractionextracted with ethyl acetate
3. washThe organic extracts were washed with saturated sodium bicarbonate solution
4. customdried
5. customevaporated
6. customThe residue was purified on silica gel with 5-10% methanol in dichloromethane
7. washThe first product eluted
8. customwas triturated with ethyl acetate/hexane