Thioglycolic Acid → HCID 12056532, compound

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A solution of nitrostyrene (10 g, 0.067 mol) in tetrahydrofuran (250 ml) is treated with mercaptoacetic acid (7.4 g, 5.6 ml, 0.08 mol) followed by pyrollidine (3 drops). After stirring for 2 hours the reaction mixture is concentrated onto silica gel and chromatographed, eluting with 4:1, hexanes:ethyl acetate, to give the title product as a solid (13.14 g, 81% yield). Analysis: C8H7NO2. Calculated: C, 49.78; H, 4.60; N, 5.81%. Found: C, 49.50; H, 4.66; N, 5.81%.

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