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HRID 2413347Generated: October 31, 2026

Trifluoroacetic acid → Ketorolac

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantTrifluoroacetic acidHCID 6422—
Reactant5-Benzoyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolizine-1,7-dicarboxylic acidHCID 20430879—
ProductKetorolacHCID 3826—

Reaction Steps

The acidic decarboxylation is conducted under mild conditions. For example, 5-benzoyl-7-hydroxycarbonyl-1,2-dihydro-3H-pyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrrole-1-caboxylic acid is treated with refluxing trifluoroacetic acid to afford 5-benzoyl-1,2-dihydro-3H-pyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrrole-1-carboxylic acid. Other acids may also be used. For example, those listed below in Table I.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04496741
Source datasetuspto-grants-1985_01
ORD IDord-23dad51471844ccdbd0ea3b2bf6f706e
Source noteuspto-grants-1985_01