Dimethylformamide dimethyl acetal → 1-(4-Chloro-2-thienyl)-3-(dimethylamino)prop-2-en-1-one

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A mixture of 1-(4-chloro-2-thienyl)ethanone (32.1 mmol) and N,N-dimethylformamide dimethyl acetal (112.2 mmol) was refluxed for 3 h and then allowed to cool to room temperature whereupon crystallization occurred. The reaction mixture was stored in a freezer at −18° C. for 2 h. The supernatant liquid was decanted, the crystals were dried in vacuum to afford 5.3 g (77% yield) of 1-(4-chloro-2-thienyl)-3-(dimethylamino)prop-2-en-1-one which was used in the next step without further purification.

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