Methyl iodide → Ethyl 1,2-dimethyl-1H-pyrrole-3-carboxylate

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To a mixture of 2-methyl-1H-pyrrole-3-carboxylic acid ethyl ester (7.1 g, 46.05 mmol), iodomethane (5.73 mL, 92.1 mmol) in DMF (50 mL) at 0° C. was added sodium hydride (NaH) (2.39 g, 59.9 mmol, 60% in mineral oil) in one portion, the mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 1 h then the mixture was poured into ice-water (300 mL), extracted with EtOAc, the organic phase was washed with diluted HCl aqueous solution, water and saturated NaCl aqueous solution respectively; the EtOAc layer was then dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered, concentrated, the residue was purified with column to give a colorless oil, the desired title compound (3.25 g); 1H NMR (200 MHz, CDCl3): δ (ppm)=6.5-6.4 (m, 2H), 4.24 (q, 2H, J=7.1 Hz), 3.52 (s, 3H), 2.49 (s, 3H), 1.33 (t, 3H, J=7.1 Hz).

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