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HRID 1924969Generated: October 31, 2026

Potassium Carbonate → 4H,5H,6H-thieno[2,3-c]pyrrol-6-one

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantPotassium CarbonateHCID 11430—
ReactantMethyl 3-(aminomethyl)thiophene-2-carboxylateHCID 53419606—
SolventEthanol, mixt. with methanolHCID 18681192—
Product4H,5H,6H-thieno[2,3-c]pyrrol-6-oneHCID 20542805—

Reaction Conditions

Temperature90 °C

Reaction Steps

To a solution of 3-aminomethyl-thiophene-2-carboxylic acid methyl ester (0.82 g, 4.79 mmol) in 1:1 MeOH-EtOH (125 mL), is added K2CO3 (0.66 g, 4.79 mmol) and the mixture is stirred at 90° C. for 5 hours. The solvent is removed in vacuo and the residue purified by silica gel column chromatography eluting with 97:3 DCM:MeOH. The title compound is isolated (0.365 g, 55%).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08178530B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2012_05
ORD IDord-5ae8e46379d240868d75df4c096710e6
Source noteuspto-grants-2012_05