Hydrochloric Acid → 2-Methyl-5-(2-nitro-vinyl)-thiophene

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Cool a solution of 5-methylthiophene-2-carbaldehyde (1 g, 7.9 mmol, 1 eq) and nitromethane (484 mg, 7.9 mmol, 1 eq) in methanol (3 mL) to 10° C. Add sodium hydroxide (332 mg, 8.3 mmol, 1.05 eq) as an aqueous solution (1.5 mL) to the reaction mixture. Stir reaction for 15 minutes and add ice water. Add this mixture to an aqueous HCl solution (1.67 mL concentrated HCl in 2.4 mL water) and stir overnight. Extract product with ethyl acetate, separate organics, dry with magnesium sulfate, and concentrate on rotovap to give 2-methyl-5-(2-nitrovinyl)thiophene (966 mg, 72% yield) as a crude solid.

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