Acetic Acid → 2-(4-Fluorophenyl)thiophene

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2-Bromothiophene (130.4 g, 0.8 mol) was dissolved in 2-Me-THF (240 ml, 0.3 L/mole) and the resulting mixture cooled to 2° C. NiCl2(dppe) (2.11 g, 4.0 mmol) was added followed by addition, over about 40 min. at ≦30° C., of the 4-fluoro-phenylmagnesium bromide solution prepared as in STEP A above to yield a dark red solution. The solution was then stirred at 22° C. for 1.5 hrs. A solution of acetic acid (91.7 ml, 1.6 mol) in water (240 ml, 0.3 L/mol) was then added and the resulting mixture stirred strongly for 15 min. The resulting layers were separated, the organic layer was washed with water (80 ml, 0.1 L/mol), then concentrated in vacuo at 75° C. to yield 2-(4-fluorophenyl)thiophene as a brown oil.

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