Chloroacetic Acid → Benzo(b)thiophene-2-carboxylic acid

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A four-necked flask (300 ml capacity) equipped with a stirrer, thermometer and condenser was charged with 30.4 g (0.20 mol) of 2-methylthiobenzaldehyde and 28.4 g (0.30 mol) of monochloroacetic acid and the reaction was conducted with stirring at 110° C. for about 10 hours. After completion of the reaction, 150 g of toluene was added to dissolve the reaction mixture and the solution was cooled for precipitation. The precipitate was collected by filtration and dried to give 28.5 g (yield 80%) of 2-benzo[b]thiophenecarboxylic acid as light yellow crystals.

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