Methanol → 3-Bromo-5-(pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl)benzoic acid

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Into a round-bottom flask were charged methyl 3-bromo-5-(pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl)benzoate (0.86 g, 2.5 mmol), lithium hydroxide (0.071 g, 3.0 mmol), methanol (5 mL) and water (5 mL). The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 2 h. Methanol was removed under reduced pressure. The aqueous layer was acidfied to pH=1 with 1N aq. HCl, and then extracted with CH2Cl2. The separated organic phase was dried over Na2SO4, filtered, and concentrated to dryness to afford the desired product as a white solid. 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6): 13.54 (br, 1H), 8.09 (t, J=1.6 Hz, 1H), 7.98 (t, J=1.5 Hz, 1H), 7.94 (t, J=1.8 Hz, 1H), 3.47 (t, J=6.7 Hz, 2H), 3.37 (t, J=6.5 Hz, 2H), 1.90-1.80 (m, 4H).

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