Sodium Hydroxide → 6-cyclohexyl-5-phenyl-4H-thieno[3,2-b]pyrrole-2-carboxylic acid

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A solution (0.07 M) of methyl 6-cyclohexyl-5-phenyl-4H-thieno[3,2-b]pyrrole-2-carboxylate in THF/MeOH (1:1) was treated with aqueous NaOH (2 N solution, 15 eq.). The mixture was heated to reflux for 90 min then concentrated and acidified to pH 1 with aqueous HCl (6 N) and extracted with AcOEt. The combined organic phase was washed with brine then dried and concentrated to give the title compound (93%) as a solid.

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