Methanol → Methyl 4-amino-5-methylthiophene-2-carboxylate

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A mixture of methyl 5-methyl-4-nitrothiophene-2-carboxylate (95 g) and 10% palladium-carbon (50% containing water, 10 g) in tetrahydrofuran (250 mL)-methanol (250 mL) was stirred at 50° C. for 8 hr under a hydrogen atmosphere (0.3 MPa). The catalyst was filtered off, and the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure. The obtained residue was crystallized from diethyl ether to give methyl 4-amino-5-methylthiophene-2-carboxylate (58 g, yield 72%) as yellow crystals. melting point 91° C.

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