Sodium Hydroxide → 1-(3-methyl-butyl)-4-nitro-1H-pyrrole-2-carboxylic acid

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Ethyl 1-isopentyl-4-nitro-1H-pyrrole-2-carboxylate (2.377 g, 9.329 mmol; see step (i) above) was suspended in ethanol (5 mL), then a solution of NaOH (955 mg dissolved in 20 mL of water) was added. The reaction mixture was reduced by half under reduced pressure at 50° C., and then the cooled solution was extracted with ether. The water layer was cooled to 0° C. then conc. HCl was added dropwise with vigorous stirring until pH 2. The white solid material was filtered off, washed with water, dried at 60° C. under reduced pressure for 2 h then left at room temperature overnight. The product was obtained as white solid (2.008 g, 95% yield), m.p. 154-157° C. [Lit.m.p. 154-156° C.].

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