Ammonium Chloride → Bis(2-methyl-4-thienyl)methanol

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113 mL of 1.6 M n-BuLi solution (0.18 mol) was added to a solution of 31.3 g of 2-methyl-4-bromo-thiophene (0.177 mol) in 150 mL of ether at −70° C. under stirring. The resulting solution was kept under stirring at −60 to −70° C. for 30 min and then was added of 22.3 g of 2-methyl-4-formyl-thiophene (0.177 mol) in 100 mL of ether. The mixture was allowed to warm to room temperature, then neutralized with 10% aqueous solution of NH4Cl and washed with water. The organic phase was separated and evaporated. The crude bis(2-methyl-4-thienyl)methanol (or 2,2′-dimethyl-4,4′-dithienyl carbinol) was obtained.

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