1.9 g of N-ethyl-2-[2-[3-(3-thienyl)phenoxy]ethoxy]ethylamine and 2.7 g of potassium carbonate were dissolved in 15 ml of dimethylformamide, and a dimethylformamide solution (5 ml) of 1.43 g of (E)-5-bromo-3-penten-1-ynyl(trimethyl)silane [synthesized by mesylating 3-hydroxy-4-penten-1-ynyl(trimethyl)silane, prepared from trimethylsilylacetylene and acrolein, with methanesulfonyl chloride and triethylamine, and subsequently treating the mesylated product with trimethylammonium bromide] was added dropwise. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 30 minutes, and then ethyl acetate and water were added. The organic layer separated was worked up in a customary manner, and the product was purified by silica gel column chromatography [methylene chloride / methanol=20/1] to give 2.3 g of (E)-N-ethyl-N-(5-trimethylsilyl-2-penten-4-ynyl)-2-[2-[3-(3-thienyl) phenoxy]ethoxy]ethylamine as a colorless oil.
