Methyl cyanoacetate → Methyl 2-amino-3-thenoate

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Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

A mixture of methyl cyanoacetate (3.25 g, 32.3 mmol), 1,4 dithiane-2,5 diol (5 g, 32.8 mmol), triethylamine (1 mL, 7.71 mmol) in EtOH (50 mL) is stirred at 40° C. for 1 h. The cooled solution is eluted through a silica plug with CH2Cl2. The filtrate is stripped to dryness to give crude methyl 2-aminothiophene-3-carboxylate which is carried on to the next reaction. 1H NMR (DMSO) δ 7.26 (1H, s), 6.82 (1H, d, J=5.8 Hz), 6.28 (1H, d, J=5.8 Hz), 3.69 (3H, s).

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