Dimethyl Sulfoxide → HCID 53927843, compound

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A mixture of 2 g of methyl α-(5-bromomethyl-3-benzo[b]thienyl)-13-methoxyacrylate (see Example 11), 16 ml of dimethyl sulfoxide and 0.5 g of sodium hydrogencarbonate is heated at 85° C. for 2.5 hours. Water is subsequently added, and the mixture is extracted using ethyl acetate. The organic phase is dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure, and the residue is then purified by chromatography on silica gel using diethyl ether/n-hexane (2:1). Recrystallization from methylene chloride/n-hexane gives methyl α-(5-formyl-3-benzo[b]thienyl)-β-methoxyacrylate as colourless crystals, m.p. 134°-135° C.

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