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HRID 506441Generated: October 26, 2026

t-Butyl bromide → Tert-butyl 4-cyano-5-(methylthio)thiophene-2-carboxylate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactantt-Butyl bromideHCID 10485—
ReactantPotassium CarbonateHCID 11430—
Reactant4-Cyano-5-methylsulfanylthiophene-2-carboxylic acidHCID 45594312—
CatalystBenzyltrimethylammonium chlorideHCID 5963—
SolventDimethylacetamideHCID 31374—
ProductTert-butyl 4-cyano-5-(methylthio)thiophene-2-carboxylateHCID 66785900—

Reaction Conditions

Temperature60 °C

Reaction Steps

A mixture of 4-cyano-5-(methylthio)thiophene-2-carboxylic acid (2.0 g, 10 mmol), benzyltrimethylammonium chloride (2.25 g, 10 mmol), tertbutyl bromide (54 mL, 480 mmol), and anhydrous potassium carbonate (36 g, 260 mmol) in dimethylacetamide (100 mL) was stirred at 60° C. for 6 hours.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07786048B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2010_08
ORD IDord-5dd7fee267694adf9b68347113b18d45
Source noteuspto-grants-2010_08