Hydrochloric Acid → 5-Nitro-2-thenoic acid

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To a 500 mL round bottomed flask with a stirring bar, was added 5-nitrothiophene-2-carboxaldehyde (7.86 g, 50.00 mmol) in CH13CN (50 mL), NaH2PO4 (1.86 g, 13.50 mmol) in water (20 mL), and 30% H2O2 (aq) (6 mL). To this mixture, cooled in an ice bath, was added NaClO2 (8 g, 70.80 mmol) in water (70 mL) dropwise over a period of an hour. The reaction was stirred at room temperature for 5 hours. It was worked up by addition of Na2SO3 (500 mg), acidified with 1M HCl, and then extracted with ethyl acetate (3×). The combined organic layers were washed with water (1×), and brine (1×). Drying (MgSO4), filtration and removal of the solvents in vacuo yielded 5-Nitrothiophene-2-carboxylic acid as a yellow powder.

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