Sodium Hydroxide → 5-Methyl-4,5-dihydro-4-oxo-pyrrolo[1,2-a]quinoxaline-2-carboxylic acid

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A solution of 0.9 g of sodium hydroxide in 50 ml of water was added to a suspension of 1.66 g of ethyl 5-methyl-4,5-dihydro-4-oxo-pyrrolo[1,2-a]quinoxaline-2-carboxylate in 30 ml of hot ethanol and the mixture was warmed on a water bath for one hour after which thin layer chromatography showed no ester present. The resulting solution was filtered hot and the filtrate was acidified to a pH of 1-2 with concentrated hydrochloric acid. The mixture was cooled and filtered and the recovered product was rinsed with water and dried over P2O5 under vacuum to obtain 1.40 g (95% yield) of 5-methyl-4,5-dihydro-4-oxo-pyrrolo[1,2-a]quinoxaline-2-carboxylic acid melting at 330°-333° C.

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