Ammonia → 3-[-1-(3-mercaptopropyl)-3-indolyl]-4-(1-methyl-3-indolyl)-1H-pyrrole-2,5-dione

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350 mg of the product of Example 99 in 20 ml of 50% methanol/DMF were treated with 0.5 ml of 33% aqueous ammonia. The mixture was stirred for 17 hours, then diluted with 20 ml of sodium chloride solution and extracted with ethyl acetate. The ethyl acetate extracts were dried and evaporated. Chromatography of the residue on silica gel with ethyl acetate/hexane (3:1) gave 266 mg of 3-[-1-(3-mercaptopropyl)-3-indolyl]-4-(1-methyl-3-indolyl)-1H-pyrrole-2,5-dione, m.p. 155°-157° C.

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