Thiophene-3-carboxylic acid → N-methoxy-N-methylthiophene-3-carboxamide

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3-Thiophene carboxylic acid (10.04 g, 78.3 mmol) was dissolved in dichloromethane (250 ml) and 4-dimethylaminopyridine (9.57 g, 78.3 mmol), N,O-dimethylhydroxylamine hydrochloride (7.64 g, 78.3 mmol), N-methylmorpholine (8.6 ml, 78.3 mmol) and 1-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-3-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride (15.01 g, 78.3 mmol) added and the resultant solution stirred for 24 h at room temperature. The reaction was diluted with dichloromethane (100 ml) and washed with aqueous 2M hydrochloric acid (3×30 ml), aqueous saturated sodium bicarbonate solution (2×30 ml) and water (3×30 ml). The organic phase was dried (magnesium sulphate), filtered and evaporated to give the title compound as a colourless oil (12.3 g, 92%).

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