Methane, dichloromethoxy- → methyl 4-formyl-1H-pyrrole-2-carboxylate

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To a solution of 2 (4.50 g, 36.0 mmol) in CH2Cl2:CH3NO2 (1:1, 40 mL) at −40° C., was added AlCl3 (12.48 g, 93.6 mmol) followed by α,α-dichloromethyl methyl ether (4.15 mL, 46.8 mmol). The resulting mixture was allowed to warm to room temperature and stirred for 16 hours. The reaction mixture was slowly poured onto ice (10.00 g) and allowed to warm to room temperature. The aqueous phase was extracted with CH2Cl2 (3×50 mL). The combined organic layer was dried over anhydrous MgSO4, filtered and concentrated to give 3 as a dark brown solid (3.40 g, 62%). 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ 10.32 (bs, 1H), 9.83 (s, 1H), 7.59 (d, J=1.6 Hz, 1H), 7.30 (s, 1H), and 3.88 (s, 3H); 13C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl3) δ 186.07, 161.71, 129.15, 127.71, 124.99, 114.56, and 52.34.

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