2-Acetylthiophene → Ethyl 3-oxo-3-(thiophen-2-yl)propanoate

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A 0.254 g portion of 60% sodium hydride and 1.95 g of diethyl carbonate were charged using 1.0 ml of tetrahydrofuran at 24° C. and then the temperature was increased to carry out reflux. At said temperature (79° C.) a solution prepared by dissolving 0.5 g of 2-acetylthiophene in 1 ml of tetrahydrofuran was added dropwise thereto spending 15 minutes. Thereafter, the mixture was stirred at said temperature for 1 hour, and when the reaction was completed, the reaction solution was analyzed by a liquid chromatography under the same conditions of the aforementioned Production Example 1 to find that the reaction yield was 89%.

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