Benzyl Alcohol → 2-(Pyrrol-1-yl)malonic acid dibenzyl ester

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To a solution of 2-(pyrrol-1-yl)malonic acid diethyl ester (75.7 g) in benzyl alcohol (200 ml) was added tetraethyl titanate (3.0 g), and the resulting mixture was stirred at 110° C. for 15 hours. After removal of the benzyl alcohol under reduced pressure, the residue was chromatographed on silica gel using n-hexane/ethyl acetate (10:1) as the eluent. Fractions containing the title compound were pooled and evaporated under reduced pressure. The residue was recrystallized from ethyl acetate/n-hexane to give the title compound (102.5 g, 87.3%) as colorless crystals, mp 48.5°-49° C.

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