Sodium Carbonate → 5-Bromo-2-thiopheneacetic acid

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To a solution of 2-(thiophen-2-yl)acetic acid (2 g, 14 m mol) in HOAc (10 ml) was added dropwise bromine (2.25 g, 14 mmol) at 10-20° C. for 30 min. The mixture was allowed to warm to room temperature for 3 hours. Then it was diluted with water (100 ml), neutralized to pH=5 with anhydrous sodium carbonate and extracted with EtOAc (100 ml×3). Dried over Na2SO4, filtered and concentrated to afford crude product as brown oil. MS (ESI): m/z 220.9 [M+1]+.

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