Triethylamine → (E)-2-thiophen-2-yl-ethenesulfonic acid (1,1,3,3-tetramethyl-butyl)-amide

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Palladium acetate (169 mg, 0.75 mmol) and triphenylphosphine (420 mg, 1.6 mmol) were added to a solution of ethenesulfonic acid (1,1,3,3-tetramethyl-butyl)-amide (10 g, 45.7 mmol) and 2-bromo-thiophene (3.74 mL, 39.1 mmol) in N,N-dimethylformamide (75 mL). Triethylamine (14.7 mL, 105.5 mmol) was added and the mixture was flushed with nitrogen and heated at 140° C. for 16 hours. The mixture was cooled to room temperature and 1N HCl (250 mL) was added in one portion. The mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate (3×200 mL) and the combined organics were dried over MgSO4, filtered and concentrated in vacuo to afford a solid. The solid was purified by dry flash chromatography (SiO2, heptane to 1:1 heptane: ethyl acetate). The fractions were combined to afford (E)-2-thiophen-2-yl-ethenesulfonic acid (1,1,3,3-tetramethyl-butyl)-amide (2.5g, 21% yield).

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