Author's Organization:Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University:(Present address)School of Pharmaceutical Science, Toho University Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University
3, 6'-Biindole (1f), an unsymmetric biindole, was synthesized via the advanced Fischer indolization of ethyl pyruvate 2-[(o-methoxyphenyl) hydrazone] (2a) and ethyl indole-2-carboxylate (8).