Methyl 2-azidoacetate → 2-Azido-3-(4-bromo-5-methyl-thiophen-2-yl)-acrylic acid methyl ester

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To a solution of azido-acetic acid methyl ester (25 g, 220 mmol) and 4-bromo-5-methyl-thiophene-2-carbaldehyde (15 g, 73 mmol) in 50 ml of MeOH cooled at −25° C. was added a solution NaOMe in MeOH (51 ml, 4.36 M). The resulting mixture (slush) was stirred with a mechanical stirrer for 2 h at 0° C. and the 200 g of ice was added. The yellow solid was collected by filtration and air-dried to give 18 g of the title product which was used for the next step without further purification.

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