Ammonium Hydroxide → 2-(Thiophen-3-yl)acetamide

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Reaction Steps

Commercially available 3-thiophene acetic acid (2.0 g, 14.07 mmol) was dissolved in DCM (45 mL) under nitrogen. Then oxalyl chloride (1.35 mL, 15.48 mmol) was added and the reaction was stirred overnight. Then ammonium hydroxide (30% as NH3 solution) (8.22 mL) was added dropwise with stirring. The reaction mixture was evaporated to provide 2-(3-thienyl)acetamide as a beige solid (3.2082 g). LCMS: (M+H)+=142.1.

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