Potassium Hydroxide → 5-formyl-4-methyl-1H-pyrrole-2-carboxylic Acid

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To a solution of 5-formyl-4-methyl-1H-pyrrole-2-carboxylic acid ethyl ester (0.8 g, 4.4 mmol) in 35 mL of water and 15 mL of ethanol was added potassium hydroxide (0.5 g, 8.9 mmol). The reaction mixture was heated to 100° C. for 1 h, cooled to room temperature, and evaporated ethanol. The water layer was acidified to pH=3 using 2N hydrogen chloride solution. The precipitate was filtered and washed with water to afford 0.67 g (68%) of 5-formyl-4-methyl-1H-pyrrole-2-carboxylic acid as a tan solid.

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