Water → 3-chloro-4-(N-(4-chlorobenzenesulphonyl)-N-methylaminomethyl)thiophene-2-carboxylic acid

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Lithium hydroxide (210 mg, 5.0 mmol) and water (10 ml) were added to a solution of methyl 3-chloro-4-(N-(4-chlorobenzenesulphonyl)-N-methylaminomethyl)thiophene-2-carboxylate (990 mg, 2.5 mmol) in dioxan (20 ml) and the mixture stirred for 18 h. The mixture was evaporated and 0.3N potassium hydrogen sulphate was added. The mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate and the organic extracts were washed with water and brine, dried and reduced to afford 3-chloro-4-(N-(4-chlorobenzenesulphonyl)-N-methylaminomethyl)thiophene-2-carboxylic acid (800 mg, 84%) as a white solid.

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