Sodium Hydroxide → 5,6-Dihydro-4H-pyrrolo[3,2,1-ij]quinoline-1-carboxylic acid

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To a solution of 5,6-Dihydro-4H-pyrrolo[3,2,1-ij]quinoline-1-carboxylic acid ethyl ester (31 g, 0.14 mol) in ethanol (200 mL) and water (70 mL) was added 5 N aqueous sodium hydroxide(60 mL, 0.3 mol) and the resulting mixture stirred at reflux for 3 hours. The reaction mixture was cooled to 20-24° C., diluted with water (2 L) and washed with dichloromethane(2×200 mL) and diethyl ether (1×200 mL). The aqueous layer was filtered through Celite and the filtrate was acidified with conc. HCl (25 mL) to precipitate the product. The solid was filtered, washed with water (200 mL), and dried in vacuo to give 23.2 g (85%) of the desired compound as a light yellow solid.

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