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HRID 621783Generated: October 31, 2026

Ethyl Acetoacetate → Methyl 3-hydroxy-5-methylthiophene-2-carboxylate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantEthyl AcetoacetateHCID 8868—
ReactantMethyl ThioglycolateHCID 16907—
ReactantSodiumHCID 5360545—
SolventDichloromethaneHCID 6344—
ProductMethyl 3-hydroxy-5-methylthiophene-2-carboxylateHCID 58786052.3%

Reaction Steps

Prepared by the method described in Example 1 from ethyl acetoacetate (130 g, 1.0 mole), methyl thioglycolate (212 g, 2.0 moles) and sodium (53 g, 2.3 moles). The crude product is shaken with two portions of dichloromethane, filtered, and the filtrate stripped of solvent under reduced pressure to afford the product (90.1 g); mp 50°-53° C.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04824958
Source datasetuspto-grants-1989_04
ORD IDord-a0d5afd534c549998c46e0ca23cb59e2
Source noteuspto-grants-1989_04