Water → HCID 21283460, compound

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Reaction Steps

To a solution of NaH (60% oil dispersion, 2.4 g, 0.06 mol) in DMF (50 ml) heated at 60° C. with stirring under N2 was added dropwise a solution of 5-(2-hydroxyethyl)benzo[b]thiophene (8.9 g, 0.05 mol) in DMF (50 ml). After 1/2 hour, a solution of benzyl bromide (10.3 g, 7.2 ml, d=1.438, 0.06 mol) in DMF (50 ml) was added dropwise. After 15 hours, the solution was poured into H2O and the aqueous phase extracted with ethyl acetate (3×). The organic layers were backwashed with H2O saturated NaCl, dried, filtered and concentrated to dryness. The residue was chromatographed on silica gel and the product was eluted with 10% (V/V) ethyl acetate-hexane to yield 9.7 g (72%) of product. The material was used directly in the next step without further purification.

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