Cyclohexyl bromide → 3-Methyl-1-benzothiophene-7-ol

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Cyclohexyl bromide (32.6 g.) and 7-chloro-3-methylbenzo[b]thiophene (18.3 g.) in THF (400 ml) is added to a suspension of magnesium turnings (7.3 g.) in THF. The mixture is stirred for two hours and heated on a steam bath for two hours. The reaction is cooled and oxygen is bubbled in slowly for two hours. The mixture is stirred for 18 hours at room temperature and extracted with chloroform. The organic extract is extracted with 5% sodium hydroxide. The aqueous extract is acidified with concentrated hydrochloric acid and extracted with ethyl ether. The ether extract is dried (MgSO4) and concentrated to a solid.

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