2-Hexanone → HCID 49962378, compound

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A solution of 2-bromothiophene (24.3 g, 0.15 mol) in dry THF (120 mL) was cooled to −78° C. under nitrogen. A solution of n-BuLi (2.5 M, 66.0 mL, 0.17 mol) was then added slowly, and the resulting mixture was stirred at −78° C. for 2 hours, before 2-hexanone (18.1 g, 0.18 mol) was added slowly. This mixture was stirred at −78° C. for an additional 1 hour, and then allowed to warm to room temperature, and stirred at room temperature overnight. Most of the solvent was removed in vacuo, and the residue was subjected to flash column chromatography on silica gel with a hexane:EtOAc (4:1, slowly up to 3:1, v/v) mixture, leading to a slightly yellow oil as the product (21.4 g, 77.7%).

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