Water → HCID 58160698, compound

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Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

4.0 g (13.5 mmol) of 2-(4′-propyl-3-fluorobiphenyl-4-yl)thiophene (“PGT-3-H”) are initially introduced at −20° C. in THF, and 9.3 ml (14.8 mmol) of n-BuLi (15% solution in hexane) are added dropwise. The mixture is warmed to 0° C. and stirred at this temperature for 30 min. The batch is cooled to −78° C., and a solution of 5.11 g (16.2 mmol) of N-fluorobenzenesulfonimide (NFSI) in THF is metered in. After 30 min at −78° C., the batch is warmed to room temperature. Water is added, and the mixture is extracted a number of times with MTBE. The combined organic phases are washed with water and sat. sodium chloride solution and dried using sodium sulfate. The solution is evaporated to dryness, and the residue is purified by chromatography (SiO2, n-pentane). The further purification is carried out by recrystallisation from ethanol and n-heptane, giving 2-fluoro-5-(3-fluoro-4′-propylbiphenyl-4-yl)thiophene (“PGT-3-F”) as a colourless solid having an m.p. of 64° C.

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