Diethyl Ether → HCID 57890042, compound

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Reaction Steps

To a stirred 0° C. mixture of ethyl thiophene-2-carboxylate (3.12 g, 20.0 mmol) in diethyl ether (100 ml) is added 1M ethylmagnesium bromide (60 ml, 60 mmol). The reaction is allowed to warm to RT and stirred for 3 d. The reaction is partitioned between Et2O and 1N NaHCO3. The organic layer was Na2SO4 dried and concentrated to give the title compound (3.4 g, 99%).

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