Hydrochloric Acid → (5-Bromo-2-ethylthiophen-3-yl)(cyclohexyl)methanol

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To a solution (40 mL) of ethyl 5-bromo-2-ethylthiophene-3-carboxylate (3.69 g) synthesized in Example 69 (4) in tetrahydrofuran was added 1.5M diisobutylaluminum hydride-toluene solution (26.4 mL) at 0° C., and the mixture was stirred for 1 hr. 1N Hydrochloric acid was added to quench the reaction, and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The extract was washed with 1N hydrochloric acid and brine, dried over magnesium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure to give a pale-yellow oil. To a solution of the obtained oil in tetrahydrofuran (30 mL) was added activated manganese dioxide (15.8 g), and the mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight and at 50° C. for 2 hr. Manganese dioxide was filtered off, and the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure to give a brown oil. To a solution of the obtained oil in tetrahydrofuran (60 mL) was added dropwise 1.0M cyclohexylmagnesium bromide-tetrahydrofuran solution (39.6 mL) at −78° 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 (ethyl acetate:hexane=3:17, volume ratio) to give the title compound (2.53 g, 60%) as a yellow oil.

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