Hydrochloric Acid → 3-Ethynyl-4-(pyrrolidin-1-ylcarbonyl)benzoic acid

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7.70 g (23.4 mmol) of methyl 4-(pyrrolidin-1-ylcarbonyl)-3-(2-trimethylsilylethynyl)benzoate is dissolved in 30 mL of methanol, combined with 46.7 mL (93.4 mmol) 2 molar potassium hydroxide solution, and refluxed for 2 hours. After the elimination of volatile constituents in vacuo, the residue is diluted with demineralized water and acidified with 2 molar hydrochloric acid solution. The aqueous phase is extracted three times with ethyl acetate, the combined organic phases are dried over sodium sulfate, and then the solvent is eliminated in vacuo. Yield: 3.14 g (55%); Rf value: 0.59 (silica gel; dichloromethane/ethanol=4:1); C14H13NO3 (243.27); mass spectrum: (M+H)+=244.

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