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HRID 436399Generated: October 25, 2026

Formaldehyde → N-(Hydroxymethyl)-2-(thiophen-2-yl)acetamide

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantFormaldehydeHCID 712—
ReactantPotassium CarbonateHCID 11430—
ReactantThiophen-2-acetamideHCID 78208—
ProductN-(Hydroxymethyl)-2-(thiophen-2-yl)acetamideHCID 21452354—

Reaction Conditions

Temperature0 °C

Reaction Steps

A mixture of 2-thienylacetamide, formaldehyde solution (37%, 1 equivalent) and a catalytic amount of potassium carbonate is warmed on a steam bath until a homogeneous solution is obtained. The solution is cooled to 0° C. overnight and the resulting solid collected by filtration.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04009160
Source datasetuspto-grants-1977_02
ORD IDord-f65a76ef368b46c08ca4256d62f53bcb
Source noteuspto-grants-1977_02