Hydrochloric Acid → 2-Propanone, 1-chloro-3-(3-thienyl)-

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The procedure described above for the synthesis of 1-chloro-3-[2-(3-methylbenzo[b]thiophen-2-yl)propan-2-one was followed, reacting thiophene-3-acetic acid (5.32 g, 37.4 mmol) with oxalyl chloride (3.6 mL, 5.2 g, 41 mmol, then ethereal diazomethane, then dry HCl gas. Work-up gave pure product, a brown oil which solidified upon refrigeration to a golden-brown, waxy solid (6.52 g, 100% yield): 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ 3.94 (s, 2H) 4.13 (s, 2H) 6.99 (d, J=5.1 Hz, 1H) 7.16 (dd, J=1.5, 0.8 Hz, 1H) 7.33 (dd, J=4.9, 2.9 Hz, 1H).

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