Imidazole → (2-(2-Bromothiophen-3-yl)ethoxy)(tert-butyl)dimethylsilane

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A mixture of 2-(2-bromothiophen-3-yl)ethanol (4.5 g, 21.8 mmol), tert-butylchloro-dimethylsilane (3.16 g, 24.0 mmol) and imidazole (1.63 g, 24.0 mmol) in N,N-dimethylformamide (40 mL) was stirred at rt for 24 h. 100 mL of water was added and the mixture was extracted with diethyl ether (3×00 mL). The combined organic layers were washed with brine (3×100 mL), dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and filtered. The solvent was removed in vacuo and the product purified by flash chromatography eluting with ethyl acetate/hexane (1:20) to give the title compound as an oil (5.9 g, 84%).

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