Hydrochloric Acid → Methyl 3-(2-trichloroacetylpyrrol-1-yl)benzoate

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Trichloroacetyl chloride (15.5 ml) was added to a mixture of methyl 3-(pyrrol-1-yl)benzoate (14.0 g) and pyridine (16.9 ml) in 1,2-dichloroethane (70 ml) under ice-cooling and the mixture was stirred for 7 days at ambient temperature. The mixture was poured into a mixture of chloroform and water, and the mixture was adjusted to pH 1 with 6N-hydrochloric acid. The separated organic layer was washed with a saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution and water. The mixture was dried over magnesium sulfate and evaporated in vacuo. The residue was triturated with diisopropyl ether to give methyl 3-(2-trichloroacetylpyrrol-1-yl)benzoate (21.23 g).

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