Chlorosuccinimide → Ethyl 4-chloro-2-methyl-5-phenyl-1H-pyrrole-3-carboxylate

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To a solution (20 mL) of ethyl 2-methyl-5-phenyl-1H-pyrrole-3-carboxylate (1.0 g) in N,N-dimethylformamide was added N-chlorosuccinimide (874 mg) at 0° C. The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 4 hr, 6% aqueous sodium hydrogencarbonate solution was added, and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The extract was washed with saturated brine, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (eluent: hexane-ethyl acetate=9:1→4:1) to give the title compound as colorless crystals (yield 509 mg, 44%).

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