Hydrochloric Acid → 2-Nitro-4-pyrrolidin-1-ylmethyl-benzoic acid

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A mixture of 2-nitro-4-pyrrolidin-1-ylmethyl-benzoic acid methyl ester (1.1 g, 4.16 mmol) in methanol (35 mL) and 2N sodium hydroxide (4.16 mL, 8.32 mmol, 2 eq.) was stirred at room temperature for 7 hours, then neutralized with 2N hydrochloric acid (4.16 mL, 8.32 mmol) and evaporated to dryness affording a mixture of the title compound and sodium chloride that was used as such for the next step.

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