Iodoethane → Ethyl 2-isonicotinoylthiophene-3-carboxylate

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To a solution of 2-isonicotinoylthiophene-3-carboxylic acid (2.2 g, 9.4 mmol) from example 2.1 and Cs2CO3 (6.2 g, 18.9 mmol) in CH3CN (500 mL) was added CH3CH2I (2.9 g, 18.9 mmol) dropwise. The mixture was stirred at 30° C. for 48 h. The mixture was filtered and concentrated to give the title compound (2.1 g, 85.5% yield) as yellow oil. LC-MS (Method A): m/z 340 (M+H)+, Rt: 0.81 min.

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