Hydrochloric Acid → Methyl 5-bromo-3-formylthiophene-2-carboxylate

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Silver nitrate (1.43 g, 8.39 mmol) was added to a mixed solution of methyl 5-bromo-3-(dibromomethyl)thiophene-2-carboxylate obtained in Example (246a) (1.57 g, 4.00 mmol) in ethanol/water (30 mL/10 mL), and the mixture was stirred at 80° C. for three hours. Concentrated hydrochloric acid was added to the reaction solution at 0° C., and then the mixture was filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure. Then, saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution was added to the resulting residue, and the aqueous layer was extracted with chloroform. The combined organic layers were dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and then the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure to obtain 980 mg of the title compound as a pale yellow solid (98%).

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