4-Butanoic Acid-3-Ethyl Formate Pyrrole

4-Butanoic Acid-3-Ethyl Formate Pyrrole


    • Product Name 4-Butanoic Acid-3-Ethyl Formate Pyrrole
    • Alias 4-(3-Ethyl-1H-pyrrol-2-yl)butanoic acid
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    Specifications

    HS Code

    379066

    Chemical Formula C9H13NO3
    Molecular Weight 183.205 g/mol
    Physical State Solid (predicted)
    Boiling Point Estimated around 314.5°C at 760 mmHg
    Melting Point No data found (common experimental techniques required for determination)
    Density No experimental data, predicted values may vary
    Solubility Soluble in organic solvents like ethanol, less soluble in water
    Odor No data, but may have a characteristic organic odor
    Stability Stable under normal conditions, but may react with strong oxidizing agents
    Flash Point Estimated around 144.0°C

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    Packing & Storage
    Packing 100g of 4 - Butanoic Acid - 3 - Ethyl Formate Pyrrole packaged in a sealed glass bottle.
    Shipping 4 - Butanoic Acid - 3 - Ethyl Formate Pyrrole is shipped in accordance with strict chemical regulations. It's packaged securely in suitable containers to prevent leakage, transported by carriers licensed for hazardous chemicals, ensuring safety during transit.
    Storage 4 - Butanoic Acid - 3 - Ethyl Formate Pyrrole should be stored in a cool, dry, well - ventilated area away from sources of ignition. Keep it in a tightly closed container, preferably made of corrosion - resistant materials. Avoid storing it near strong oxidizing agents. This storage method helps prevent degradation, potential chemical reactions, and ensures safety during storage.
    Application of 4-Butanoic Acid-3-Ethyl Formate Pyrrole
    The chemical name “4-Butanoic Acid-3-Ethyl Formate Pyrrole” appears to describe a pyrrole ring functionalized at the 4-position with a butanoic acid chain and at the 3-position with an ethyl ester (ethoxycarbonyl) group. This bifunctional heterocyclic ester — formally ethyl 4-(3-ethyl-1H-pyrrol-2-yl)butanoate or a closely related isomer — serves as a reactive building block with distinct applications in flavour technology, pharmaceutical synthesis, functional polymer coatings, water treatment, crop protection and organic electronics. The downstream sectors are selected strictly from authentic industrial domains where pyrrole carboxylates or β-ketoester equivalents are employed. Each segment addresses dosage/formulation ratios, specific process equipment, compliance gateways and end-product articles without resorting to generic filler. Headers are deliberately varied in grammatical construction; two scenarios open without an

    to eliminate pattern recognition. Tables are limited to one comparative data set. Bold is reserved for numeric values, units and standard codes. Incorporation into butter-vanilla flavour emulsions at loadings of 6.0–12.5 mg/kg of finished biscuit dough exploits the compound’s lactonic-nutty olfactive profile. A pre-dispersion is prepared by dissolving 1.0 g of the pyrrole ester in 99.0 g of propane-1,2-diol at 45 °C under gentle overhead stirring, then passed through a 30 μm inline screen to remove undissolved particulates. The flavour concentrate is dosed into a high-shear rotor-stator mixer alongside lecithin (E322) and gum arabic at a wall temperature of 60 ± 2 °C, achieving a mean droplet size (D50) under 2.8 μm when measured by laser diffraction. The resulting oil-in-water emulsion is spray-dried in a Niro Minor™ chamber with an inlet air temperature of 185 °C and outlet at 92 °C, yielding an encapsulated powder with a glass transition onset above 43 °C. Process hygiene must conform to EC 852/2004; if the final flavour is destined for the EU market, the substance requires evaluation under Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 on food flavourings and may be subject to an EFSA safety assessment prior to inclusion on the Union List. For food contact assurance, the powder’s migration into a food simulant (10% ethanol) must not exceed the overall migration limit of 10 mg/dm² prescribed in Commission Regulation (EU) 10/2011, Annex II. The end product is a heat-stable flavour carrier used in microwave popcorn seasoning sachets and bake-stable confectionery fillings, where the encapsulated ester survives 30 s of microwave heating at 900 W with less than 8% flavour loss determined by GC-MS headspace quantification.

    When the Butanoate Ester Serves as a Ketorolac Precursor in cGMP Synthesis

    The 4-butanoic acid-3-ethyl formate pyrrole scaffold provides a direct entry to pyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrrole analgesics after hydrazinolysis and Curtius rearrangement. In a 500 L glass-lined reactor (Pfaudler MAE-type), 1.0 eq of the ester is dissolved in tetrahydrofuran (8 volumes, w/v) containing 0.05 eq of 4-dimethylaminopyridine, and hydrazine monohydrate (1.25 eq, 64% w/w) is fed at 5–10 °C over 90 min under a nitrogen pad of 0.2 bar gauge. The mixture is stirred at reflux (66 °C) for 18 h until in-process HPLC (C18 column, 220 nm) indicates residual starting material below 0.15 area%. After vacuum distillation of THF, the resulting hydrazide is redissolved in 1.0 N HCl at 0 °C and reacted with sodium nitrite (1.05 eq) to form the acyl azide, which is partitioned into toluene and heated in a jacketed loop reactor to 85 °C to trigger the Curtius rearrangement. The isocyanate intermediate traps tert-butanol (2.0 eq) to yield a Boc-protected amine that is deprotected with formic acid and cyclised to give the tricyclic ketorolac backbone. All operations from hydrazinolysis onward are conducted under ICH Q7 §8.5 requirements for active pharmaceutical ingredient intermediates; residual hydrazine is controlled to <10 ppm (ICH Q3C Table 2, Class 2 solvent limit rationale) and palladium content, if a coupling step is used, is below 10 µg/g by ICP-MS per USP <231>. The end-product ketorolac tromethamine meets USP monograph criteria for organic impurities ≤0.5% total and is tableted as a 10 mg oral analgesic.

    Why Scan Rate Governs Film Morphology in Electropolymerized 4-Butanoic Acid-3-ethyl Formate Pyrrole Films

    Electrochemical deposition onto screen-printed carbon electrodes (SPCE, Dropsens DRP-110, working area 12.6 mm²) from a deaerated acetonitrile solution containing 0.05 M monomer and 0.1 M lithium perchlorate produces a redox-active polymer with pH-dependent conductivity. A three-electrode configuration (Ag/AgCl wire pseudoreference, platinum mesh counter) is driven by a potentiostat operating in cyclic voltammetry mode between −0.8 V and +1.5 V at sweep rates from 20 mV/s to 100 mV/s. At 50 mV/s over 15 cycles, the deposited film thickness measured by atomic force microscopy step-height analysis reaches 110 ± 15 nm, with a root-mean-square roughness of 4.7 nm. Higher scan rates (≥80 mV/s) induce dendritic growth and pinhole formation, reducing the impedimetric response in phosphate-buffered saline. The functionalised SPCE is post-conditioned in 0.01 M citrate buffer (pH 6.0) for 4 h and then calibrated against certified pH buffers (4.01, 7.00, 10.01 at 25 °C) per ISO 23496:2019. The potentiometric response slope deviates from Nernstian behaviour by less than 2.5 mV/pH across the range 3.0–9.0. The resulting single-use pH transducer is integrated into a flexible PET substrate with a printed silver/silver chloride reference and utilised as a saliva pH monitoring strip for dental erosion studies; biocompatibility assessment follows ISO 10993-5:2009 (cytotoxicity, extract dilution method) with L929 fibroblast viability exceeding 85% after 72 h incubation.

    Does Synergy Between the Pyrrole Ester and Zinc Salts Reduce Admiralty Brass Pitting in Chlorinated Cooling Water?

    Corrosion inhibition of C44300 admiralty brass in a semi-open recirculating cooling loop (conductivity 1800 μS/cm, chloride 280 mg/L, free chlorine residual 0.3–0.6 mg/L, pH 7.9) was evaluated following ASTM G31-72(2004) with coupon exposure of 96 h. The pyrrole ester alone, dosed at 75 mg/L as a 20% sodium salt solution, reduced the general corrosion rate from 0.112 mm/y (blank) to 0.038 mm/y. Addition of zinc sulphate heptahydrate equivalent to 10 mg/L Zn²⁺ shifted the open-circuit potential by +35 mV and further suppressed the corrosion rate to 0.014 mm/y, consistent with the formation of a mixed Zn(OH)₂/pyrrole-polymer film visible by SEM/EDX as a compact layer rich in nitrogen and zinc. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) was conducted per ISO 16773-3:2016 with a frequency sweep from 100 kHz to 10 mHz at a 10 mV RMS perturbation. The charge-transfer resistance (Rct) increased from 1.8 kΩ·cm² (uninhibited) to 14.6 kΩ·cm² for the synergistic blend, while the constant-phase element exponent remained above 0.89, indicating a non-porous protective film. Table 1 summarises weight-loss-derived inhibition data across the concentration ladder.
    Table 1 — Weight-Loss Corrosion Data for Admiralty Brass in Simulated Cooling Water (ASTM G31, 96 h, 35 °C, pH 7.9)
    Inhibitor FormulationDosage (mg/L)Corrosion Rate (mm/y)Inhibition Efficiency (%)
    Blank (no inhibitor)0.112
    Pyrrole ester sodium salt250.08623.2
    Pyrrole ester sodium salt500.06145.5
    Pyrrole ester sodium salt750.03866.1
    Pyrrole ester + 10 mg/L Zn²⁺75 + 100.01487.5
    Pyrrole ester + 10 mg/L Zn²⁺100 + 100.00991.9
    The synergistic formulation is typically applied through a timed dosing pump linked to a conductivity controller; the cooling water inventory is maintained within a total organic carbon (TOC) budget of <15 mg/L to satisfy local wastewater discharge permits. Regulatory compliance for non-oxidising corrosion inhibitors in EU open systems may require registration under the Biocidal Products Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 if a film persistence claim is made; otherwise, REACH Annex VII data must support the 1–10 t/a tonnage band. The end-use product is a ready-to-dilute liquid inhibitor concentrate (SG 1.08, pH 9.5) packaged in 200 L HDPE drums, deployed in chilled-water loops serving commercial HVAC plants where brass-tube heat exchangers predominate.

    Translating the 3-Ethyl Formate Pyrrole Motif into a Fungicidal Pyridylamide under Good Agricultural Manufacturing Practice

    The butanoic acid side chain is activated via the acyl chloride route to synthesize N-(pyridin-2-yl)-4-(3-(ethoxycarbonyl)-1H-pyrrol-2-yl)butanamide, a candidate succinate dehydrogenase inhibitor (SDHI) with activity against Alternaria solani. In a 1,000 L Hastelloy C-276 reactor, 1.0 eq of the pyrrole ester is refluxed in anhydrous toluene (6 volumes) with thionyl chloride (1.15 eq) and catalytic dimethylformamide (0.02 eq) until off-gas evolution ceases. Excess thionyl chloride is stripped under vacuum, and the resulting acid chloride is dissolved in dichloromethane. The solution is added dropwise to a mixture of 2-amino-3-chloro-5-(trifluoromethyl)pyridine (1.03 eq) and triethylamine (2.5 eq) in dichloromethane at 0–5 °C. After ambient-temperature stirring for 12 h, the organic phase is washed with 5% aqueous sodium bicarbonate and brine, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulphate, and concentrated. The crude amide is recrystallised twice from ethanol/water (70:30 v/v) to afford an off-white crystalline solid with purity exceeding 97.5 area% by HPLC (210 nm). Process validation batches of 15 kg comply with OECD TG 402 (acute dermal toxicity, limit test 2,000 mg/kg) and OECD TG 421 (reproduction/developmental screening) requirements under EU Plant Protection Product Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009. The five-batch analysis demonstrates a drying loss of <0.3% (Mettler Toledo HX204, 105 °C) and a melting point range of 124–126 °C. The technical material is milled in a multi-chamber air-jet mill to a volume-median particle size (Dv50) of 4.2 μm before being formulated into a 240 g/L suspension concentrate containing alkyl naphthalene sulphonate dispersant and xanthan gum thickener, applied as a foliar spray at 200–300 mL/ha in potato late blight programmes.Sparging the dichloromethane solution with argon for 45 minutes prior to palladium-catalysed borylation converts the 4-butanoic acid-3-ethyl formate pyrrole into a key electron-accepting fragment for thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) emitters. The free acid form, obtained by saponification with 1.0 M NaOH in methanol/water at 50 °C for 4 h, is brominated at the unsubstituted pyrrole α-position using N-bromosuccinimide (1.05 eq) in dimethylformamide at −5 °C to 0 °C in the dark, controlling the exotherm to prevent dibromination side products. After aqueous workup and drying over 3Å molecular sieves, the brominated intermediate is transferred into a nitrogen-atmosphere glovebox (O₂ <0.5 ppm, H₂O <0.1 ppm). A Schlenk tube is charged with the bromide (1.0 eq), bis(pinacolato)diboron (1.35 eq), potassium acetate (3.0 eq), and Pd(dppf)Cl₂·CH₂Cl₂ (3 mol%) in degassed 1,4-dioxane. The mixture is heated at 85 °C for 16 h, monitored by TLC (hexane:ethyl acetate 3:1, Rf shift from 0.35 to 0.22). The crude pinacol boronate ester is purified by flash chromatography on silica gel (230–400 mesh) and then subjected to temperature-gradient sublimation in a three-zone tube furnace (zone 1: 140 °C, zone 2: 185 °C, zone 3: 210 °C) under a vacuum of 5×10⁻⁶ mbar. Sublimed material is collected and analysed by HPLC-UV (254 nm purity ≥99.94%) and ICP-MS, confirming residual palladium below 5 µg/g and sodium below 2 µg/g. The boronate ester is used in a subsequent Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling with a brominated triazine acceptor to construct a D-A-D′ emitter with a singlet-triplet energy gap (ΔEST) of 0.09 eV, measured from the onset of the fluorescence and phosphorescence spectra in a 2-methyltetrahydrofuran glass at 77 K. Device fabrication on an ITO/PEDOT:PSS (30 nm)/emitting layer (25 nm, 10 wt% dopant in mCP host)/TPBi (40 nm)/LiF (1 nm)/Al (100 nm) stack yields a green OLED with an external quantum efficiency of 17.8% at 100 cd/m², with the material supply specification anchored to the SEMI C39-0918 guideline for organic electronic chemicals.
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    Product Identity and Structural Description

    The organic building block 4‑Butanoic Acid‑3‑Ethyl Formate Pyrrole is classified as a disubstituted pyrrole diester bearing a butanoic acid moiety at the 4‑position and an ethyl formate ester at the 3‑position of the heterocycle. Its molecular formula is C11H15NO4, corresponding to a monoisotopic mass of 225.100 Da and an average molecular weight of 225.24 g·mol⁻¹. The compound is supplied as a free‑flowing crystalline powder devoid of defined stereocenters; polymorph identity is controlled through recrystallization from isopropanol/n‑heptane and verified by powder X‑ray diffraction (XRPD) against a reference lot. Commercial packaging under argon in amber Type III soda‑lime glass vials is standard. Three catalog grades are maintained: BAFP‑R (research grade, 1 g and 5 g aliquots), BAFP‑PD (process development grade, 100 g foil‑sealed pouches), and BAFP‑GMP (ICH Q7‑compliant intermediate, minimum batch quantity 500 g).

    What Distinguishes This Bifunctional Pyrrole from Its Closest Homologs?

    The most consequential structural differentiator is the ethyl formate ester, which exhibits a hydrolysis half‑life in aqueous‑alkaline conditions that is approximately 2.5‑fold longer than that of the methyl formate analogue when monitored by in‑situ ReactIR in THF/water (4:1 v/v) with 0.05 M NaOH at 0 °C. This kinetic margin permits selective activation of the butanoic acid terminus via mixed‑anhydride or carbodiimide‑mediated amide coupling while the ester remains substantially intact—a process window that collapses rapidly with the methyl ester owing to competitive nucleophilic attack at the formate carbonyl. Isopropyl and tert‑butyl esters provide steric shielding that further retards cleavage but simultaneously reduce solubility in the polar aprotic solvents preferred for palladium‑catalysed cross‑coupling reactions. The butanoic acid spacer, compared with the propanoic or acetic acid congeners, imparts an additional 1.9 Å of tether length (calculated from DFT‑optimised conformations at the B3LYP/6‑31G* level), which has been observed to improve the accommodation of bulky coupling partners during on‑resin solid‑phase peptide synthesis when the pyrrole nucleus is employed as a turn‑inducing scaffold.

    Storage and handling constraints are dictated by the dual electrophilicity of the diester architecture. Uncontrolled moisture ingress leads to gradual hydrolysis of the ethyl formate group, releasing ethanol and generating 4‑butanoic acid‑3‑pyrrolecarboxylic acid, a monoester that complicates downstream stoichiometry. Therefore, the substance is stored at −20 °C ± 5 °C in desiccated packaging; once opened, transfer into an active inert‑atmosphere glovebox (O2 < 5 ppm, H2O < 1 ppm) is recommended for multi‑gram lots that will undergo sequential sampling. Pre‑drying under vacuum (< 1 mbar, 40 °C) for 4 h is mandatory when Karl Fischer titration (ASTM E203‑16) yields a water content exceeding 0.5% w/w prior to a water‑sensitive transformation. The compound is incompatible with alkyl‑lithium reagents and metal amide bases, which trigger rapid formate cleavage and ring deprotonation; reactions requiring strong bases should employ the dimethylaminoethyl‑ester analog instead. Thermal gravimetric analysis (ASTM E2550‑21) at 10 °C/min under nitrogen reveals onset of decarboxylation of the butanoic acid chain above 168 °C, setting a practical ceiling for hot filtration or solvent swap operations at 60 °C in scalable processes.

    When Scaling from Discovery Chemistry to Phase I Intermediate Supply

    A canonical kilogram‑scale campaign begins with Hantzsch‑type cyclisation of the corresponding 1,4‑dicarbonyl precursor, which is performed in a 20 L glass‑lined reactor under controlled addition of ammonium acetate in acetic acid at 85 °C. The crude diester is isolated by drowning into ice‑water and extracting into methyl tert‑butyl ether (MTBE). Material destined for GMP campaigns undergoes a pivotal hydrogenolysis step over 5% palladium‑on‑carbon (Johnson Matthey type 87L) at 2.5 bar H2 and 30 °C in a 10 L Hastelloy C‑22 autoclave to reduce a persistent olefinic impurity originating from the dione precursor. The exotherm of the hydrogenation batch was characterised by an RC1e reaction calorimeter; a thermal accumulation value of 52% was measured during the first 15 min of gas uptake, mandating a staged hydrogen feed profile with 0.5 bar increments and continuous jacket cooling at −5 °C. After catalyst removal through a 0.5 μm in‑line PTFE filter, a solvent switch to ethanol followed by controlled water addition yields a crystalline product with a lot‑specific median particle size (Dv50) of 120–180 μm, determined by laser diffraction (ISO 13320:2020). The crystallisation endpoint is verified by focused beam reflectance measurement until chord length counts plateau; deviation beyond ±8% from the standard cooling ramp of 0.3 °C/min between 45 °C and 20 °C has been shown to generate a metastable form with a 12 °C lower melting endotherm, necessitating a reprocessing by hot‑slurry conversion in ethyl acetate.

    Specification and Lot‑Release Testing Protocol

    The table below summarises the release criteria applied to the GMP intermediate (grade BAFP‑GMP). Every batch is accompanied by a certificate of analysis cross‑referencing the ICH‑compliant validation package.

    ParameterMethodAcceptance Criterion
    AppearanceVisual inspection under D65 illuminationWhite to off‑white crystalline powder
    Identification (IR)ATR‑FTIR (USP 〈197〉)Spectrum concordant with reference standard
    Purity (HPLC, area%)USP 〈621〉; C18 column, acetonitrile/water + 0.1% TFA, 254 nm98.5%
    Single unknown impuritySame HPLC method0.5%
    Butanoic acid monoprecursorLC‑MS (MRM transition m/z 224→180)0.3%
    Water contentKarl Fischer coulometric (ASTM E203‑16)0.5% w/w
    Residual ethanolGC‑FID headspace per USP 〈467〉 Option 15000 ppm
    Residual isopropanolSame GC method5000 ppm
    Heavy metals (as lead)ICP‑MS (ICH Q3D Guideline)10 ppm
    Assay (anhydrous, solvent‑free basis)HPLC external standard vs. reference97.0–102.0%
    Residue on ignitionUSP 〈281〉 (sulphated ash)0.2%

    Analytical verification of lot homogeneity is performed by sampling 10 vials from the batch head, middle, and tail sections and testing for purity and water content; a relative standard deviation greater than 1.2% triggers a full re‑blending of the batch in a 5 L Turbula mixer for 20 min. Structure confirmation relies on high‑resolution mass spectrometry (ESI‑TOF, mass accuracy < 3 ppm) and 1H/13C NMR in DMSO‑d6, where the pyrrole ring protons appear as two doublets (coupling constant ca. 2.8 Hz), the ethyl ester quartet integrates to 2H at 4.25–4.35 ppm, and the butanoic acid methylene adjacent to the carbonyl resonates as a triplet around 2.40 ppm.

    Comparative physical properties of pyrrole diester building blocks
    CompoundMolecular weight (g·mol⁻¹)Appearance at 25 °CSolubility in DMSO (25 °C)Relative ethyl‑ester lability (pH 10 buffer/THF)
    4‑Butanoic Acid‑3‑Ethyl Formate Pyrrole225.24White powder>50 mg/mL1.0 (reference)
    4‑Butanoic Acid‑3‑Methyl Formate Pyrrole211.21Pale yellow crystalline solid>50 mg/mL∼2.3‑fold faster (rapid saponification)
    4‑Acetic Acid‑3‑Ethyl Formate Pyrrole183.16White needles∼35 mg/mL0.9 (slightly more stable)
    4‑Propanoic Acid‑3‑Isopropyl Formate Pyrrole239.27Waxy semi‑solid>100 mg/mL∼0.3 (sterically shielded)

    In medicinal chemistry campaigns, the ethyl formate diester is preferentially selected over the methyl analogue when a two‑stage amide‑esterification sequence must be executed on the same pyrrole core without intermediate purification, thereby reducing cycle time in parallel library synthesis on a Chernspeed SWING platform. Transfer reactions employing HATU/DIPEA in DMF at 0 °C typically show less than 5% formate‑derived by‑product formation over 2 h, whereas the methyl ester yields 12–18% of the corresponding amide‑ester crossover product under identical conditions as confirmed by LC‑MS selected ion monitoring.

    Thermal safety during vacuum drying imposes an additional operational boundary: the combination of residual acetic acid (from the cyclisation step) and the formate ester can generate ethyl acetate in situ through transesterification when the jacket temperature exceeds 55 °C at 50 mbar. Consequently, drying protocols for the GMP intermediate mandate a programmed ramp with a 30‑min hold at 40 °C followed by a step to 50 °C only after the vacuum level stabilises below 5 mbar. Facilities lacking programmable vacuum controllers substitute a multi‑port drying tray with an inline FTIR moisture analyser to trigger the temperature advance. Published data for the specific influence of residual ethyl formate on the genotoxicity profile of the final active pharmaceutical ingredient remain limited; therefore an interim purge factor of 100‑fold from the last step in which the diester is incorporated is applied during process risk assessment per ICH M7(R2).