Water → HCID 66607116, compound

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A solution of 5-bromo-2-chloro-1-(6-methoxybenzo[b]thiophen-2-ylmethyl)benzene (2.70 g) obtained in Reference Example 46 in dichloromethane (27 ml) was cooled to 0° C. under argon atmosphere, and thereto was added dropwise boron tribromide (0.83 ml). The mixture was warmed to room temperature, and stirred for 30 minutes. The mixture was basified with a saturated aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate solution, and subsequently, the reaction mixture was made acidic with a saturated aqueous citric acid solution. The mixture was extracted with chloroform, and dried over magnesium sulfate. The solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure. The residue was crystallized from chloroform-hexane to give 5-bromo-2-chloro-1-(6-hydroxybenzo[b]thiophen-2-ylmethyl)benzene (2.01 g) as pale green crystals. ESI-Mass m/Z 351/353 (M−H). (2) The above 5-bromo-2-chloro-1-(6-hydroxybenzo[b]thiophen-2-ylmethyl)benzene (500 mg) was dissolved in N,N-dimethylformamide (5 ml), and thereto were added iodoethane (0.23 ml) and potassium carbonate (390 mg). The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 2 days. Added thereto was water, and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The extract was washed with water and brine, and dried over magnesium sulfate. The solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure, and the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (hexane:ethyl acetate=98:2-80:20) to give the desired 5-bromo-2-chloro-1-(6-ethoxybenzo[b]thiophen-2-ylmethyl)benzene (492 mg) as pale pink oil. APCI-Mass m/Z 381/383 (M+H).

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