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. 2015 Feb 5;58(5):2489–2512. doi: 10.1021/jm501997q

Scheme 4. Synthesis of 5-Methoxy-2-trifluoromethylindole-pyridinyl-propenone 2j.

Scheme 4

Reagents and conditions: (a) 1. THF, sec-butyllithium, −40 °C to −50 °C; 2. Weinreb amide 19, −50 °C to −10 °C; 3. TFA/DCM; (b) 1. POCl3, DMF; 2. 1 N NaOH; (c) 4-acetylpyridine, piperidine, MeOH.