Hydrochloric Acid → HCID 18965426, compound

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Subsequently, 2.7 g of the crude 6-chloro-2-(1-methoxyiminoethyl)benzo[b]thiophene obtained was dissolved in 10 ml of dimethoxyethane, and the resultant solution was added dropwise at room temperature to a suspension of 0.85 g of sodium borohydride in 20 ml of dimethoxyethane. After agitating for 5 minutes at the same temperature, a solution containing 4.26 g of a boron trifluoride.diethyl ether complex in 5 ml of dimethoxyethane was then added dropwise at room temperature. After stirring for 30 minutes at the same temperature, the mixture was stirred for an additional 2 hours under reflux. The mixture was then allowed to cool to room temperature, after which 10% hydrochloric acid was added, adjusting the mixture to a pH of 3-4. The dimethoxyethane layer was concentrated and combined with the water layer, and the pH was raised to 7-8 using sodium carbonate. Extraction was then performed using dichloromethane, and the dichloromethane layer was then washed with water, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, filtered through FLORISIL®, and concentrated to yield 0.35 g of the desired product, a transparent viscous fluid (refractive index nD20 =1.5973).

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