Hydrochloric Acid → methyl 6-cyclohexyl-5-[2-(2-hydroxyethyloxy)-3-nitrophenyl]-4H-thieno[3,2-b]pyrrole-2-carboxylate

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To a solution of methyl 6-cyclohexyl-5-{3-nitro-2-[2-(tetrahydropyran-2-yloxy)ethoxy]phenyl}-4H-thieno[3,2-b]pyrrole-2-carboxylate (863 mg, 1.63 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (4.0 ml) and methanol (4.0 ml) was added 6N hydrochloric acid (4.0 ml) and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 2 hr. Water was added to the reaction mixture, and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with saturated brine, and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. After filtration, the solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (hexane:ethyl acetate=4:1-1:1) to give methyl 6-cyclohexyl-5-[2-(2-hydroxyethyloxy)-3-nitrophenyl]-4H-thieno[3,2-b]pyrrole-2-carboxylate (628 mg, yield 86%).

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