Sodium Hydroxide → 5-(4-methoxyphenyl)thiophene-2-carboxylic Acid

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A solution of methyl 5-(4-methoxyphenyl)thiophene-2-carboxylate (1.4 g, 5.6 mmol), and 1 M sodium hydroxide (55 mL) in methanol (55 mL) was heated at 80° C. for 18 h. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature and diluted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with 1 N hydrochloric acid and aqueous sodium chloride, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated to afford the desired product (1.2 g, 93%) as an off-white solid: ESI MS m/z 325 [C12H10O3S+H]+.

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