Thionyl Chloride → 4,5,6,7-Tetrahydro-1-benzothiophen-7-one

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The product from Step D (1.8 g, 11.0 mmol) was dissolved in 2-methoxyethyl ether (2 mL) and added thionyl chloride (0.89 mL, 12.2 mmol) and pyridine (1 drop) and heated to 70° C. for 24 hours. The mixture was purified by column chromatography (silica gel, 0-15% ethyl acetate/hexanes as an eluent) to provide 5,6-dihydro-4H-benzothiophen-7-one (1.16 g, 72%): 1H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3) δ 7.61 (d, J=4.9 Hz, 1H), 6.97 (d, J=4.9 Hz, 1H), 2.89-2.87 (m, 2H), 2.63-2.60 (m, 2H), 2.21-2.16 (m, 2H).

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