N-bromobutanimide → Methyl 4-(bromomethyl)thiophene-2-carboxylate

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A stirred mixture of 4-methyl-2-thiophenecarboxylic acid methyl ester (0.252 g) (Coll. Czechoslov. Commun. 1958, 23, 452, Synth. Commun. 1994, 24, 1721) and N-bromosuccinimide (0.287 g) in benzene (20 ml) was irradiated under a 500 W halogen lamp for 2 hours. The mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate, washed with water and dried (MgSO4). The residue was evaporated and purified by chromatography eluting with 50% ethyl acetate in isohexane. Yield 0.29 g.

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