4-Nitroperoxybenzoic acid → 2-(3-Nitrothienyl) methyl sulfoxide

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There was added 0.95 g of p-nitroperbenzoic acid to a solution of 0.88 g of 2-methylthio-3-nitrothiophene in 15 ml of chloroform at a temperature from 0° to 10° C. After stirring for 2 hours at 5° C., a solution of 2 g of sodium bicarbonate in approximately 50 ml of water was added; the reaction mixture was then stirred for 15 minutes. The chloroform layer was separated, washed with water, and filtered. After distilling the solvent, the desired product was obtained in a yield of 0.95 g; melting-point 155° C.

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