Nitric Acid → Methyl 3,5-dimethyl-4-nitrothiophene-2-carboxylate

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To a well stirred, chilled (0°) solution of 51.4 g (0.3 mol) of methyl 3,5-dimethylthiophene-2-carboxylate in 200 ml of glacial acetic acid are added dropwise over a period of 40 minutes, a mixture of 30 ml of fuming nitric acid (specific gravity=1.5) and 120 ml of acetic anhydride. After the addition is completed the resulting brown solution is stirred a further two hours at 5° and then poured into 3000 ml of ice water.

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