Ammonium Chloride → Cyclohexyl{2-ethyl-5-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]thiophen-3-yl}methanol

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To a solution of 2-ethyl-5-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]thiophene-3-carbaldehyde (2.00 g) synthesized above in tetrahydrofuran (40 mL) was added dropwise 1.0M cyclohexylmagnesium bromide-tetrahydrofuran solution (14.1 mL) at 0° C., and the mixture was stirred for 1 hr. Saturated aqueous ammonium chloride solution was added to quench the reaction, and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The extract was washed with brine, dried over magnesium sulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (hexane to ethyl acetate:hexane=1:4, volume ratio) to give the title compound (2.29 g, 88%) as a yellow oil.

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