Using Method I above, 4-pentyn-1-ol (40 mg, 0.57 mmol) (Aldrich) was dissolved, under argon, in 3 mL DMF and 2 mL triethylamine, and to this solution was added chlorotrimethylsilane (0.13 mL, 1 mmol) (Aldrich). The reaction was stirred at room temperature for 1 h, at which time (Z)-4-bromo-1,3-dihydro-3-1(3-methoxy-1H-pyrrol-2-yl)methylene]-2H-indol-2-one (110 mg, 0.38 mmol) (Starting Material 1 supra) was added and the solution was degassed for 15 min by bubbling argon through the solution. (Ph3P)2PdCl2 (15 mg) (Aldrich) and Cul (7 mg) (Aldrich) were added and the reaction was heated at 70° C. for 14 h. The reaction mixture was then poured into 25 mL 1 N HCl and the yellow precipitate was filtered off. The product was purified via flash column chromatography to obtain (Z)-1,3-dihydro-4-(5-hydroxy-1-pentynyl)-3-[(3-methoxy-1H-pyrrol-2-yl)methylene]-2H-indol-2-one as a yellow powder. (Yield 55 mg, 45%).
