Triethylamine → 2-(Chloromethyl)-5-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)thiophene

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To a mixture of [5-(4-Trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-thiophen-2-yl]-methanol (1.52 g, 5.89 mmole) and triethyl amine (1.64 mL, 11.78 mmole) in DCM (100 mL) at 0° C., is injected methanesulfonyl chloride (0.91 mL, 11.78 mmole) dropwise. The reaction is kept at 0° C. for an hour and warmed up to room temperature for an hour. The reaction mixture is concentrated on rota vapor, and the resulting residue is purified on a silica gel column, eluting with 0-15% ethyl acetate in hexane and concentrated to provide the titled compound as off-white solid.

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