Methanol → 2-Aminothiophene-3-carboxamide

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1,4-Dithiane-2,5-diol (50 g, 328 mmol), and cyanoacetamide (55.2 g, 657 mmol) were added to a mixture of MeOH (150 mL), water (9 mL) and TEA (6.5 g, 50 mmol). The resulting mixture was heated at about 35-40° C. for 30 minutes while stirring, and then heated to about 50-60° C. for an additional 30 minutes with stirring. The reaction mixture was then cooled to RT and poured into a mixture of ice (70 g)/water (200 mL). A fine precipitate formed upon addition, which was filtered and dried overnight to give (66.7 g) of the title compound. MS (ES+): 143 (M+H)+.

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