Nitrate, silver reaction with amines

Nucleophilic displacement of bromine in the readily available benzo[Z>]thiophene-l,l-dioxide 44 with phenols proceeds often in very good yields, as demonstrated by preparation of the molecule 45 <07TL2349>. It has also been found that 4-alkyl-2-nitrothiophenes participate in nucleophilic substitution reactions with secondary aliphatic amines in the presence of silver nitrate, rendering the corresponding 3-alkyl-2-amino-5-nitrothiophenes. In contrast, 2-nitrothiophene itself is ring-opened under such conditions <07JOC5771>. 

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