2-Aminothiophenes have demonstrated a broad spectrum of uses including pharmaceuticals, 1 dyes and agrochemical applications. Traditionally, polysubstituted 2-aminothiophenes with an electron-withdrawing group such as cyano, carbethoxy or carboxamide in the 3-position and alkyl, aryl or hetaryl groups in the 4- and 5-positions are prepared via the Gewald reaction. 2 There are two common variations on this synthesis: a one-pot procedure in ...