Hydrochloric Acid → 4-Amino-5,6-dihydro-1-benzothiophen-7(4H)-one

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A mixture of N-(4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-7-oxobenzo[b]-thien-4-yl)acetamide (16.0 g), water (100 ml) and concentrated hydrochloric acid (100 ml) is stirred and heated at reflux for an overnight period. The mixture is cooled, made alkaline with 50% aqueous sodium hydroxide, and sautrated with sodium chloride. The mixture is then extracted with methylene chloride (3×250 ml). The extracts are combined, dried over magnesium sulfate and then evaporated to dryness in vacuo to afford the title compound as a yellow-brown syrup.

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