Thiophene-2-acetic acid is the

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with the formula HO₂CCH₂C₄H₃S. Together with thiophene-3-acetic acid, it is one of two isomeric thiophene acetic acids.

Preparation and use

It is prepared from

2-acetylthiophene 2-Acetylthiophene is an organosulfur compound with the formula CH3C(O)C4H3S. A yellow liquid, it is the more useful of the two isomers of acetylthiophene. It is of commercial interest as a precursor to both thiophene-2-carboxylic acid and thioph ...

. It is a precursor to the

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s cephaloridine and

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.{{cite book, first = Jonathan , last = Swanston , chapter = Thiophene , title = Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry , publisher = Wiley-VCH , location = Weinheim , date = 2006 , doi = 10.1002/14356007.a26_793.pub2, isbn = 3527306730 .

References

Thiophenes Carboxylic acids