1-(Thiophen-3-yl)ethanone → 3-Dimethylamino-1-thien-3-ylpropen-1-one

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A mixture of 48.4 g of 3-acetylthiophene and 75 ml of dimethylformamide dimethyl acetal, under nitrogen, is heated for 15 hours on a steam bath. The reaction is concentrated in vacuo and the residue crystallized from methylene chloride/hexane to give 60.55 g (87%) of the desired product, mp 89°-90° C.

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