Dimethylformamide → 3-Dodecylthiophene-2-carbaldehyde

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A solution of n-Butyllithium (1.6M in hexanes, 8 mL, 12.67 mmol) was added dropwise at −78° C. under N2 to a stirred solution of 2-bromo-3-dodecylthiophene (10) (4 g, 12.07 mmol in 96 mL of ether). During the whole addition, the reaction temperature was kept at −78° C. At this temperature, DMF (1.4 mL, 18.11 mmol) was slowly added and the mixture was allowed to warm to room temperature. The mixture was poured into a 1 M aqueous solution of NH4Cl and extracted with CH2Cl2. The organic layer was washed with water, dried over Na2SO4, and evaporated under reduced pressure. The residue was passed through a short column (silica gel, hexane/ethylacetate, 9:1) to give a light yellow liquid compound 11 in 87% yield. 1H-NMR (DCM-d2, 400 MHz) ppm 0.88 (t, 3H, J=6.8 Hz) ppm 1.27 (m, 18H) ppm 1.67 (td, 2H, J=7.6 Hz, J=15.1 Hz) ppm 2.96 (t, 2H) ppm 7.04 (d, 1H, J=5.0 Hz) ppm 7.66 (d, 1H, J=5.0 Hz) ppm 10.04 (s, 1H).

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