The reaction of N-(benzyloxycarbonyl)-D-proline (I) with oxalyl chloride in dichloromethane/DMF gives the corresponding acyl chloride (II), which is condensed with 5-bromoindole (III) by means of ethylmagnesium bromide in ether yielding 3-(N-benzyloxycarbonyl-D-prolyl)-5-bromoindole (IV). The reduction of the carbonyl group of (IV) with LiAlH4 in THF affords 5-bromo-3-[1-methylpyrrolidin-2(R)-ylmethyl]indole (V), which is condensed with phenyl(vinyl)sulfone (VI) by means of tri-p-tolylphosphine, palladium acetate and triethylamine in refluxing acetonitrile giving the substituted (E)-vinyl sulfone (VII). Finally, this compound is hydrogenated with H2 over Pd/C in ethanol/HCl.