Table 1.

Substituted thiazolyl-bis-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridines 1a–l and indolyl-thiazolyl-pyrrolo[2,3-c]pyridines 2a–j, 3a–f, 4a–f.

Compd	R	R1	R2	Yield%	Compd	R	R1	R2	Yield%
1a	H	H	H	63	2f	OMe	Me	Me	79
1b	H	H	Br	60	2g	Br	Me	Me	98
1c	H	H	F	75	2h	F	Me	Me	95
1d	Me	H	H	90	2i	F	H	Me	82
1e	Me	H	Br	94	2j	F	H	H	66
1f	Me	H	F	90	3a	H	Boc	H	84
1g	Me	Me	H	60	3b	OMe	Boc	H	77
1h	Me	Me	Br	90	3c	Br	Boc	H	77
1i	Me	Me	F	60	3d	H	Boc	Me	91
1j	H	Me	H	85	3e	OMe	Boc	Me	92
1k	H	Me	Br	80	3f	Br	Boc	Me	91
1l	H	Me	F	72	4a	H	H	H	93
2a	H	Me	H	98	4b	OMe	H	H	62
2b	OMe	Me	H	65	4c	Br	H	H	98
2c	Br	Me	H	93	4d	H	H	Me	75
2d	F	Me	H	97	4e	OMe	H	Me	73
2e	H	Me	Me	96	4f	Br	H	Me	99