Sodium Hydroxide → 5-(Phenylmethyl)-1H-pyrrole-2-carboxylic acid

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A mixture of Ethyl 5-benzylpyrrole-2-carboxylate (0.7 g, 3.05 mmol; Elder et al., Synthetic Communications, 19, 763-767 (1989)), ethanol (20 ml) and 1M sodium hydroxide (9.2 ml, 9.2 mmol) was stirred and heated under reflux for 3 h. The major part of the ethanol was removed and the remaining liquid was diluted with water, washed with ether, cooled in ice and acidified with concentrated hydrochloric acid. The mixture was extracted with ether. The combined extracts were washed with brine, dried (Na2SO4) and concentrated to afford 0.567 g (92%) of an off white solid: mp. 130-134° C.; 1H NMR(CDCl3) δ8.87 (1H, brs), 7.37-6.95 (5H, m), 6.97 (1H, m), 6.07 (1H, m), 4.00 (2H, s).

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