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HRID 1372406Generated: October 31, 2026

Water → 4-Formyl-1H-pyrrole-2-carboxylic acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantWaterHCID 962—
ReactantPotassium HydroxideHCID 14797—
ReactantEthyl 4-formyl-1H-pyrrole-2-carboxylateHCID 321486—
SolventMethanolHCID 887—
Product4-Formyl-1H-pyrrole-2-carboxylic acidHCID 13780813—

Reaction Steps

Refluxing 4-formyl-1H-pyrrole-2-carboxylic acid ethyl ester in 2 equivalents of potassium hydroxide in methanol:water followed by acidification to pH 3 at 0° C. gave 4-formyl-1H-pyrrole-2-carboxylic acid as a solid. MS m/z 140 [M+1].

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07157577B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2007_01
ORD IDord-ed685f93b0ad464a8e4d4930aabc27c0
Source noteuspto-grants-2007_01