Pyrrole-2-carboxaldehyde → 1-(4-Methoxy-benzyl)-1H-pyrrole-2-carbaldehyde

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To pyrrole-2-carboxaldehyde (1.0 g, 10.5 mmol) in THF (60 mL) was added KOtBu (1.2 g, 10.5 mmol), Et4N+I− (100 mg) and 4-methoxybenzyl chloride (1.4 mL, 10.5 mmol). After 1 day saturated aqueous ammonium chloride was added and the mixture was extracted with EtOAc. The organic extract was dried over Na2SO4 and concentrated. Column chromatography (EtOAc/hexanes, 1:9) provided 1.48 g (65%) of 1-(4-methoxybenzyl)-1H-pyrrole-2-carbaldehyde as an oil.

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