Ethyl 2-azido-3-(2-thienyl)propenoate → ethyl 4H-thieno[3,2-b]pyrrole-5-carboxylate

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A solution of ethyl 2-azido-3-(2-thienyl)propenoate (0.45 g) in xylene (10 ml) was heated at reflux for 30 minutes, concentrated in vacuo and the residue purified by column chromatography using isohexane-15% ethyl acetate as eluent to give the product as a pale yellow solid (0.26 g, 66%), NMR d(CDCl3) 1.40 (3H, t), 4.39 (2H, q), 6.98 (1H, d), 7.18 (1H, s), 7.35 (1H, d), 9.30 (1H, bs) M/z (−) 194 (M-H+), 166.

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