Water → 1-Methyl-alpha-trichloromethylpyrrole-2-methanol

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To a solution of N-methylpyrrole (810 mg, 10 mmol) dissolved in benzene (10ml) was added dropwise a solution of chloral (1.47 g, 10 mmol) dissolved in benzene (5 ml) under ice-cooling for 40 minutes. After the mixture was stirred for 1 hour at room temperature, water was added thereto and the mixture was extracted with ether. The extract was dried over sodium sulfate and concentrated to afford 1-methyl-2-(2',2',2'-trichloro-1'-hydroxyethyl)pyrrole (2.04 g) as an oil.

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