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HRID 1834459Generated: October 31, 2026

Formaldehyde → 2,4,5-Trimethyl-3-isobutyl pyrrole

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantFormaldehydeHCID 712—
Reactantethyl 4-isobutyl-3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrrole-2-carboxylateHCID 678569—
Product2,4,5-Trimethyl-3-isobutyl pyrroleHCID 20373133—

Reaction Steps

2,4-Dimethyl-3-isobutyl-5-carbethoxy-pyrrole was reductively alkylated with paraformaldehyde to yield 2,4,5-trimethyl-3-isobutyl-pyrrole. ##STR98##

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04070366
Source datasetuspto-grants-1978_01
ORD IDord-694ed91e87b844e7af25ac93530c8de0
Source noteuspto-grants-1978_01