((1S)-3-hydroxy-2-oxo-1-{[(3S)-2-oxopyrrolidin-3-yl]methyl}propyl)amino]carbonyl}-3-methylbutyl)-4-methoxy-1H-indole-2-carboxamide but substituting N-((1S)-1-{[((1S)-3-chloro-2-oxo-1-{[(3S)-2-oxopyrrolidin-3-yl]methyl}propyl)amino]carbonyl}-3,3-dimethylbutyl)-4-methoxy-1H-indole-2-carboxamide and making noncritical variations provided a crude brown glass. This material was purified by Biotage MPLC (40 M column, 2–10% methanol/chloroform) to afford 415 mg (53%) of the title compound as a white solid. MS (ESI+