Hydrochloric Acid → 4-[3-Cyano-4-(2-hydroxyphenyl)pyrrole-1-yl]-2-hydroxy benzoic acid ethyl ester

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To a solution of 4-[3-cyano-4-(2-hydroxyphenyl)pyrrole-1-yl]-2-methoxymethoxy benzoic acid ethyl ester (0.12 g) in a mixed solvent of tetrahydrofuran (3 mL) and ethanol (5 mL) was added 2 mol/L hydrochloric acid (2 mL), and this mixture was stirred at 70° C. for 18 hours. To this reaction mixture was added water, the precipitated solid was collected by filtration, and this solid was washed with water, dried under reduced pressure at 50° C. to give the title compound (0.054 g).

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