Hydroxy(thiophen-2-yl)acetic acid → 2-Thiopheneacetic acid

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A mixture of 421 mg of 2-thiopheneglycolic acid and 40 mg of 30% palladium-asbestos catalyst in 2.7 ml of methanol was heated under reflux with stirring under a hydrogen atmosphere at a normal pressure. After 15 hr., the catalyst was filtered off and methanol was then distilled off under a reduced pressure to give 127 mg of 2-thiopheneacetic acid and 283 mg of unreacted 2-thiopheneglycolic acid. The conversion of 2-thiopheneglycolic acid was 33% and the selectivity to 2-thiopheneacetic acid was 100%.

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