“…Ethyl 5-amino-4-cyano-3-phenylthiophene-2-carboxylate(4) Elemental sulfur (0.32 g, 0.01 mol) was added to a solution of compound 3 (2.40 g, 0.01 mol) in 1,4-dioxane (30 mL) containing triethylamine (0.50 mL). The reaction mixture was heated under reflux for 1 hour and then poured onto ice/water containing few drops of hydrochloric acid, and the formed solid product was collected by filtration.Yellow crystals from acetic acid yield (1.57 g, 58%), mp 160-162 C, IR (KBr) νmax 3452, 3339 (NH 2 ), 2980 (CH 2 ), 2221 (CN), 1687 (C=O), 1623 (C=C);1 H NMR (DMSO-d 6 , 200 MHz): δ = 1.25 (t, 3H, J = 6.59 Hz, CH 3 ), 4.24 (q, 2H, J = 6.59 Hz, CH 2 ), 4.79 (s, 2H, D 2 O exchangeable, NH 2 ), 7.28-7.39 (m, 5H, C 6 H 5 ); 13 C NMR (DMSO-d 6 , 75 MHz): δ 16.3 (OCH 2 CH 3 ), 50.3 (OCH 2 CH 3 ), 116.8 (CN), 120.8, 123.2, 126.9, 129.0 (C 6 H 5 ), 164.5 (CO).…”