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HRID 2226871Generated: October 26, 2026

Formaldehyde → Methyl 3-(dimethylamino)-4-methoxybenzo[b]thiophene-2-carboxylate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantFormaldehydeHCID 712—
ReactantMethyl 3-amino-4-methoxy-1-benzothiophene-2-carboxylateHCID 10799875—
ReactantMethyl 4-chloro-3-(dimethylamino)benzo[b]thiophene-2-carboxylateHCID 18963790—
ProductMethyl 3-(dimethylamino)-4-methoxybenzo[b]thiophene-2-carboxylateHCID 18963783—

Reaction Steps

Alkylation of methyl 3-amino-4-methoxybenzo[b]thiophene-2-carboxylate (1.4 g, 5.9 mmol) [Beck J. R., supra] with paraformaldehyde as described for the preparation of methyl 4-chloro-3-(dimethylamino)benzo[b]thiophene-2-carboxylate provides methyl 3-(dimethylamino)-4-methoxybenzo[b]thiophene-2-carboxylate as a crude solid suitable for further synthesis; mp=69°-73° C.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05350748
Source datasetuspto-grants-1994_09
ORD IDord-78336d3907a5400098c6bbf2ec209efd
Source noteuspto-grants-1994_09