Benzoic acid, 3-amino-, methyl ester → Methyl 3-(1H-pyrrol-1-yl)benzoate

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The mixture of methyl 3-aminobenzoate (110.0 g) and 2,5-dimethoxytetrahydrofuran (141.4 ml) in acetic acid (330 ml) was heated under reflux for 50 minutes under stirring and the solvent was removed by concentration in vacuo. To the residue was added a mixture of ethyl acetate and water, and adjusted to pH 8 with potassium carbonate. The separated organic layer was washed with water and dried over magnesium sulfate. Evaporation of a solvent gave a residue, which was purified by column chromatography on silica gel eluting with chloroform. The eluted fractions containing the desired product were collected and evaporated in vacuo to give methyl 3-(pyrrol-1-yl)benzoate (112.84 g) as an oil.

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