Quinoline → Ethyl 1,4 dimethyl-5-(rho-toluoyl)-pyrrole-2-acetate

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A solution of 33.0 g. (0.096 mole) of ethyl 3-carboxy-1,4-dimethyl-5-(p-toluoyl)-pyrrole-2-acetate in 200 ml. of quinoline with 0.1 g. copper chromite added is heated under nitrogen for 6 hr. at 200°C., then for 30 min. at 220°C. The quinoline is distilled off in vacuo. The residue is dissolved in ether and washed successively with dilute hydrochloric acid, dilute sodium hydroxide, and brine; dried over magnesium sulfate; and the solvent evaporated in vacuo to give a brown oily residue which crystallizes. It is recrystallized from methanol, sublimed at 150°C. (0.025 mm/Hg) and recrystallized from hexane to give ethyl 1,4-dimethyl-5-(p-toluoyl)-pyrrole-2-acetate as a white solid, m.p. 90°-93°C.

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