Water → 5-Bromo-3-methylthiophene-2-carbaldehyde

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To a solution of 3-methylthiophene-2-carbaldehyde (5.7 g) in chloroform (40 mL) was added dropwise bromine (2.5 mL) at 0° C. and, after the completion of the dropwise addition, the mixture was and stirred at 0° C. for 30 min, and then at room temperature for 1 hr, and then under reflux overnight. The reaction mixture was poured into water, and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with saturated brine, and dried over magnesium sulfate. The solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure, and the residue was crystallized from ethyl acetate/hexane to give the title compound (8.1 g, 88%) as a brown solid.

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