Triethylamine → 4-[2-Oxo-5-(3,4,5-trimethoxy-phenyl)-1,2-dihydro-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-3-ylidenemethyl]-benzonitrile

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A mixture of 5-(3,4,5-trimethoxy-phenyl)-1,3-dihydro-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-2-one (Intermediate BY, 42 mg, 0.14 mmol), 4-cyanobenzaldehyde (22 mg, 0.168 mmol), triethylamine (22 μl, 0.168 mmol) and molecular sieves 4 Å (100 mg) in toluene (2 ml) was reacted at 80° C. for 1 d. The mixture was partitioned between DCM and water, the aqueous phase extracted with DCM, combined organic phases dried, evaporated and purified by silica gel chromatography (0-5% MeOH:DCM) to obtain 31 mg (54%) of the title compound as a mixture of (E)- and (Z)-isomers.

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