Dimethylformamide → ethyl 5-formyl-1,4-dimethyl-1H-pyrrole-2-carboxylate

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To a mixture of ethyl 5-formyl-4-methyl-1H-pyrrole-2-carboxylate (0.97 g) and DMF (10 ml) was added sodium hydride (0.23 g) under ice-cooling, followed by stirring at room temperature for 0.5 hour. To a reaction mixture was added methyl iodide under ice-cooling, followed by stirring at room temperature for 15 hours. To the reaction mixture was added water under ice-cooling, followed by stirring at room temperature. The solid precipitated was collected by filtration and washed with water to obtain ethyl 5-formyl-1,4-dimethyl-1H-pyrrole-2-carboxylate (1.0 g).

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