Morpholine → 4-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-morpholino-4H-cyclopenta[b]thiophen-6(5H)-one

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To a 10-20 mL microwave vial was added a solution of 2-bromo-4-(4-chlorophenyl)-4,5-dihydro-6H-cyclopenta[b]thiophen-6-one (0.150 g, 0.458 mmol) and morpholine (0.120 mL, 1.374 mmol) in anhydrous 1,4-dioxane (8.00 mL, 102.5 mmol) and degassed under nitrogen for 10 min. Cesium carbonate (0.694 g, 2.130 mmol) and 4,5-bis(diphenylphosphino)-9,9-dimethylxanthene (0.080 g, 0.137 mmol) was added followed by tris(dibenzylideneacetone)dipalladium(0) (0.042 g, 0.046 mmol). The reaction mixture was sealed and heated via microwave to 140° C. and allowed to stir for 1 hour. The reaction was cooled to ambient temperature and quenched by the addition of a solution of saturated aqueous solution of sodium bicarbonate (10.0 mL) and extracted with EtOAc (10.0 mL×3). The combined organic layers were dried over anhydrous Na2SO4, filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure. The crude material was dry loaded onto silica gel and then purified using an ISCO (12 g cartridge, gradient hexanes to 100% EtOAc over 30 min) to afford the title compound (0.088 g, 49%) as a brown oil. LC/MS (AA) ES+ 334, 336. 1H NMR (dmso-d6, 400 MHz): δ 7.38 (d, 2H), 7.19 (d, 2H), 6.04 (s, 1H), 4.48 (dd, 1H), 3.69-3.68 (m, 4H), 3.27-3.19 (m, 6H).

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