Hydrochloric Acid → 4-Bromo-3-methylthiophenecarboxylic acid

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To a solution of ethyl 4-bromo-3-methyl-2-thiophenecarboxylate (5.0 g, 0.0201 mol) in THF/MeOH/H2O (4:1:1, v/v/v, 50 mL) was added NaOH (1.00 g, 0.0251 mol) and the resulting mixture was stirred at ambient temperature overnight. The mixture was acidified by adding 6 N HCl (100 mL) and water (100 mL). The resulting fine white precipitate was filtered off, washed with water and dried to give 3.80 g (86%) of 4-bromo-3-methyl-2-thiophenecarboxylic acid as a fine white solid, mp 188-189° C.

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