Methylamine → 2-Methylthiophene-3-carboxylic acid

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2-Methyl-3-thiophenecarboxylate chloride (60.5 g)/THF (300 ml) solution was added dropwise to a 40% aqueous solution of methylamine (400 ml) at 0° C. Ethyl acetate (2 l) was added thereto, and then the organic layer was washed sequentially with water, a 5N aqueous solution of hydrochloride acid, an aqueous solution of saturated of saturated sodium bicarbonate, water and brine, dried and evaporated. The resulting residue was crystallized from n-hexane, to give the title compound as a white powder (43.5 g, yield; 71.8%).

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