Nitric Acid → 3-Chloro-5,6-dihydroxy-7-nitro-1-benzothiophene-2-carboxylic acid

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3-Chloro-5,6-dihydroxy-benzo[b]thiophene-2-carboxylic acid was dissolved in ethyl acetate and a solution of nitric acid in dichloromethane (2M, 0.38 ml) was gradually added at 20° C. The solution was stirred 10 min at room temperature and then it was poured into ice-cold water and extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic extracts were combined, dried and evaporated to dryness. The residue was recrystallized from acetic acid.

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