Acetonitrile → Methyl 2-[2-(4-methanesulfonylphenyl)thiophen-3-yl]acetate

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Intermediate B (2.30 g, 9.78 mmol), 4-methylsulfonylphenylboronic acid (1.96 g, 9.78 mmol), K2CO3 (4.15 g, 30.0 mmol), tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(0) (150 mg, 0.130 mmol), MeCN (30 ml) and water (10 ml) were heated at 70° C. for 1 hour. The organic phase was removed in vacuo and the crude material was dissolved in DCM. The mixture was purified by flash chromatography using 30% and 50% EtOAc in iso-hexane as eluent. Yield: 2.25 g (74%); white solid. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3): δ 3.11 (s, 3H), 3.67 (s, 2H), 3.74 (s, 3H), 7.13 (d, J 5.0 Hz, 1H), 7.39 (d, J 5.0 Hz, 1H), 7.67-7.72 (m, 2H), 7.98-8.04 (m, 2H).

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