Water → HCID 15450533, compound

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5-Hydroxybenzo[b]thiophene-3-carboxylic acid (11) (1,140 mg) prepared in above (1) was dissolved in acetic anhydride (2 ml), pyridine (4 ml). After 3 hours, water was added and the mixture was continuously stirred under ice-cooling for 1.5 hours. The deposited crystals were filtered, washed with water and dried to provide 1,349 mg of the title compound (12). Yield: 97.3% mp 239-240° C.

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