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HRID 335558Generated: October 25, 2026

Methyl Thioglycolate → Methyl 7-(trifluoromethyl)-1-benzothiophene-2-carboxylate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantMethyl ThioglycolateHCID 16907—
ReactantSodium hydrideHCID 24758—
Reactant2-Fluoro-3-(trifluoromethyl)benzaldehydeHCID 517978—
ProductMethyl 7-(trifluoromethyl)-1-benzothiophene-2-carboxylateHCID 18526203—

Reaction Steps

Using 5.0 g (26.0 mmol) of 2-fluoro-3-trifluoromethylbenzaldehyde, 1.56 g (39.0 mmol) of sodium hydride (60% pure) and 3.0 g (28.6 mmol) of methyl mercaptoacetate, 5.4 g (79.7% of theory) of the title compound are obtained.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08884017B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2014_11
ORD IDord-1abd88c83136417ca3e7cf98ef7c4532
Source noteuspto-grants-2014_11