Water → 2-Thienylmethyl methanesulfonate

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Reaction Steps

Methanesulphonyl chloride (6.2 mL, 0.0797 mol) is added dropwise to a solution of thiophene-2-methanol (7.0 g, 0.0613 mol) and triethyl amine (12.8 mL, 0.0920 mol) in dichloromethane (70 mL) at 0-5° C. The reaction mixture is allowed to stir at room temperature for 30 min. Demineralized water (25 mL) is added to the reaction mixture and the organic layer is separated. The aqueous layer is extracted with dichloromethane (1×25 mL). Combined organic layer is dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. Removal of solvent under reduced pressure gives methanesulfonic acid thiophen-2-ylmethyl ester.

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