Sulfuric Acid → Methyl 5-(piperazin-1-yl)benzofuran-2-carboxylate

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Methyl 5-[4-(benzenesulfonyl)-1-piperazinyl]benzofuran-2-carboxylate (10 g) was added to sulfuric acid (25 g) at 25-30° C. and the mixture was heated to 98-102° C., followed by stirring for 15 minutes at the same temperature. The reaction mass was cooled to 25-30° C. and then poured into ice cold water (80 ml). The pH of the resulting aqueous layer was adjusted to 9-10 with ammonium hydroxide solution, followed by extracting with ethyl acetate (3×200 ml) and then distilling off the solvent under vacuum to produce 6.5 g of methyl 5-(1-piperazinyl)benzofuran-2-carboxylate (Yield: 96%).

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