2-Aminothiophene-3-carboxamide → 2-sulfanyl-3H,4H-thieno(2,3-d)pyrimidin-4-one

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2-Aminothiophene-3-carboxamide (13 g, 92 mmol) and potassium ethylxanthate (48 g, 275 mmol) were mixed together and added to DMF (300 mL). The resulting mixture was heated to 150° C. for 6 hrs, then cooled to RT and concentrated on the rotovap under reduced pressure at 90° C. The residue was diluted with 300 mL of aqueous citric acid (5%) and cooled to 0° C. and stirred for 30 min. The tan powder was filtered and dried overnight to give (11.5 g) of the title compound MS (ES+): 185 (M+H)+.

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