Benzo- 6 thiophene-4-propionic acid

Alternative methods of preparing the starting acids can be used, but are generally less convenient. Benzo[6 ]thiophene derivatives were prepared from 2-methyl-3-(2 -thenoyl)propionic acid, which was obtained either by reacting 2-thienylmagnesium iodide with methylsuccinic anhydride, or by coupling 2-bromoacetylthiophene with the sodium salt of diethyl methylmalonate (45JA1645). 

The azlactone formed from benzo[6]thiophene-2-carboxaldehyde and hippuric acid reacts with hydriodic acid and red phosphorus to give a-amino-/9-(2-benzo[6]tbienyl)propionic acid, and with sodium hydroxide to give a-benzamido-j8-(2-benzo[6]thienyl)acrylic acid.477 A series of a-amino-j8-(5-substituted-3-benzo[6]thienyl)propionic acids (312 R = H) has been prepared by hydrolysis of the product of... 

Hydrodesulfurization of certain hydroxy-437 and methoxy-sub-stituted615 alkybenzo[6]thiophenes is a useful means of preparing some otherwise inaccessible alkyl-substituted phenols [e.g., Eq. (15)].015 Various p-methoxyphenylbenzo[6]thiophenes have been employed similarly to prepare the corresponding hydroxydiphenyl-alkanes.464 Catalytic hydrodesulfurization of a-alkyl-/ -(3-benzo[6]-thienyl)propionic acids affords a convenient method of preparing a,y-disubstituted y-phenylbutyric acids.636 Treatment of / -(3-benzo[6]thienyl)acrylic acid with Raney nickel alloy, sodium meth-oxide, and deuterium oxide affords the deuterated acid (366).667... 

Selenophene proves to be bioisosteric with benzene, thiophene and pyrrole, as in the case of 2-amino-3-(benzo[Z ]selenophen-3-yl)propionic acid and the proteinogenic amino acid tryptophan ... 

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