Ethyl 2-thenoate → Ethyl 4-nitrothiophene-2-carboxylate

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A solution of nitric acid/sulfuric acid (1:2.5) was added dropwise to a stirred solution (2.7 M) of ethyl 2-thiophene carboxylate in sulfuric acid at −10° C. After stirring for an additional half an hour, the reaction mixture was poured into ice-water. The resulting precipitate was filtered, washed with water and dried to give the title compound (96%) as a mixture 1:1 of 4-nitro and 5-nitro regioisomers.

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