Ammonia → 7-Chlorothieno[3,2-b]pyridine-2-carboxamide

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A 250 mL flask was charged with lithium 7-chlorothieno[3,2-b]pyridine-2-carboxylate (3.00 g, 13.7 mmol) and CH2Cl2 (100 ml) under nitrogen. DMF (cat) (0.100 ml) and oxalyl dichloride (1.49 ml, 17.1 mmol) were added dropwise, and the reaction mixture was stirred for 3 hours, and concentrated in vacuo. The brown solid was redissolved in CH2Cl2 (100 ml) and ammonia (gas) (0.233 g, 13.7 mmol) was gently bubbled through the reaction mixture for 5 minutes. The flask was then capped and stirred at room temperature overnight under closed atmosphere. The brown suspension was concentrated in vacuo and the resulting solid was taken up in water (to dissolve the starting material), then collected by filtration to give 7-chlorothieno[3,2-b]pyridine-2-carboxamide. MS m/z=213 [M+H]+. Calc'd for C8H5ClN25OS: 212.66.

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