Water → 5-(1,3-Dioxolan-2-yl)-2-ethylthiophene-3-carbaldehyde

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To a solution of ethyl 5-(1,3-dioxolan-2-yl)-2-ethylthiophene-3-carboxylate (8.71 g) synthesized above in tetrahydrofuran (170 mL) was added lithium aluminum hydride (2.58 g) at 0° C., and the mixture was stirred for 1 hr. Water (5.20 mL) was added to quench the reaction, 1N aqueous sodium hydroxide solution (5.20 mL) was added, and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1 hr. The resulting insoluble material was filtered off, and the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure to give a colorless oil. To a solution of the obtained oil in tetrahydrofuran (150 mL) was added activated manganese dioxide (36.0 g), and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 4.5 hr. Manganese dioxide was filtered off, and the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure to give the title compound (6.36 g, 88%) as a yellow oil.

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