2-Acetyl-3-bromothiophene → HCID 45085804, compound

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Heat a stirred solution of 2-acetyl-3-bromothiophene (1.49 g, 7.29 mmol) (Chem. Pharm. Bull. 2000, 48, 1558-1566) in dry NMP (72 mL) for 10 h at 150° C. in the presence of copper cyanide (3.26 g, 36.5 mmol). Dilute the mixture with water, extract three times with diethyl ether, dry over anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrate in vacuo. Purify by chromatography on silica gel eluting with hexane/EtOAc (10:1) to give the desired intermediate as a dark oil (1.1 g, 99%).

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