Abstract Reactions of imidazolide of 1-p-chlorobenzoyl-5-methoxy-2-methyl-3-indolylacetic acid, prepared from the acid and N, N'-carbonyldiimidazole, with the optically active forms of 2-phenyl-3-hydroxypropane acid and with the inactive forms of p-chloro-, p-isopropyl-, and p- isobutyl-2-phenyl-3-hydroxypropane acids gave the corresponding esters. The compounds were tested for antiinflammatory activity.
