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HRID 2248746Generated: November 1, 2026

Potassium Hydroxide → Methyl 3-hydroxy-5-mercapto-4-methylthiphene-2-carboxylate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantPotassium HydroxideHCID 14797—
ReactantThiophene-2-thiol, S-acetyl-HCID 13133366—
ReactantMethyl 5-acetylthio-3-hydroxy-4-methylthiophene-2-carboxylateHCID 54710754—
SolventMethanolHCID 887—
ProductMethyl 3-hydroxy-5-mercapto-4-methylthiphene-2-carboxylateHCID 54684845—

Reaction Steps

The acetylthiothiophene of (f) above (10 mmol) was added to 30 ml of 1M potassium hydroxide in methanol. After acidification of the mixture, the mercapto thiophene was obtained, recrystallising from hexane, m.p. 86°-88° C.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05041461
Source datasetuspto-grants-1991_08
ORD IDord-7076ab0dd12c417cb940f3f574dd7eb8
Source noteuspto-grants-1991_08