Potassium Phosphate, Tribasic → Methyl 5-methoxy-3-methylbenzo[b]thiophene-2-carboxylate

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Methyl boronic acid (120 mg), potassium phosphate (849 mg), water (0.30 ml), palladium acetate (22 mg), and 2-dicyclohexylphosphino-2′,4′,6′-triisopropyl biphenyl (95 mg) were added to a solution of methyl 3-chloro-5-methoxy-1-benzothiophene-2-carboxylate (257 mg) in 1,4-dioxane (3.0 ml), and the reaction solution was stirred at 100° C. for 12 hours. The reaction solution was diluted with ethyl acetate and washed successively with an aqueous ammonium chloride solution, an aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution, and a saturated saline solution. After drying over anhydrous sodium sulfate, the solvent was evaporated under vacuum. The resultant residue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel (developing solvent:hexane-ethyl acetate) to obtain methyl 5-methoxy-3-methylbenzo[b]thiophene-2-carboxylate.

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