Oxalyl chloride → HCID 15895036, compound

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The title compound was prepared according to the procedure in Example 5, step 2 using 3-cyclopentyl-p-anisic acid (3.50 g, 15.9 mmol, RN-59216-82-9), oxalyl chloride (1.52 mL, 17.5 mmol), N,N-dimethylformamide (2 drops) tin(IV) chloride (2.04 mL, 17.5 mmol) and 2-(4-bromobenzyl)4,5-dimethylthiophene (4.46 g, 15.9 mmol). Purification on silica gel eluting 5% EtOAc/pet. ether gave 4.05 g (53%) of the title compound as yellow oil. (DMSO-d6) δ 1.43-1.47 (m, 2H), 1.61-1.75 (m, 4H), 1.81 (s, 3H), 1.91-1.99 (m, 2H), 2.28 (s, 3H), 3.24 (quintet, 1H), 3.84 (s, 2H), 3.88 (s, 3H), 7.02 (d, 2H), 7.06 (d, 1H), 7.40 (d, 2H), 7.52 (dd, 1H), 7.57 (d, 1H).

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