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HRID 733714Generated: October 30, 2026

Methanol → methyl 2-(2-methoxy-2-oxoethyl)-1-methyl-1H-pyrrole-3-carboxylate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantMethanolHCID 887—
Reactantp-Toluenesulfonic acidHCID 6101—
Reactant3-Carboxy-1-methyl-1H-pyrrole-2-acetic acidHCID 3019432—
Productmethyl 2-(2-methoxy-2-oxoethyl)-1-methyl-1H-pyrrole-3-carboxylateHCID 44475349—

Reaction Steps

2-Carboxymethyl-1-methyl-1H-pyrrole-3-carboxylic acid (17.67 g) prepared as described by Bottaccio, Giorgio; Campolmi, Stefano; Carletti, Vittorio; Marchi, Marcello. EP105664, para-toluenesulfonic acid (9.17 g) and methanol (250 ml) were refluxed under argon for 48 hours. The solvent was evaporated and the residue washed with ethanol to yield the title compound as a white solid (15.75 g)

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07589206B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2009_09
ORD IDord-9c28d91a69294cb4a543e7e23a86283a
Source noteuspto-grants-2009_09