2,5-Hexanedione → 2-chloro-4-(2,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrrol-1-yl)benzenol

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Utilizing the general procedure outlined in EXAMPLE 1, acetonyl acetone (0.83 mL, 7.0 mmol) and 4-amino-2-chlorophenol (1.0 g, 7.0 mmol) reacted to give 1-(3-chloro-4-hydroxyphenyl)-2,5-dimethylpyrrole as a brown solid: 1H NMR (CDCl3, 500 MHz) δ 7.22 (d, 1H), 7.10 (d, 1H), 7.05 (dd, 1H), 5.88 (s, 2H), 5.66 (br s, 1H), 2.03 (s, 6H); MS (ESI) 222 (M+H)+.

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