Toluene → HCID 58028435, compound

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A mixture of 3.54 g (26.0 mmol) of p-tolylboronic acid, 8.50 g (26.0 mmol) of 2-bromo-5-(3-fluoro-4-pentylphenyl)thiophene, 1.50 g (1.30 mmol) of tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(0) and 33 ml of 2 M sodium hydrogencarbonate soln. in 80 ml of ethanol/toluene=3:2 is heated at 80° C. for 20 h. Toluene and water are added to the mixture, and the organic phase is separated off. The aqueous phase is extracted with toluene, and the combined organic phases are washed with sat. sodium chloride soln. The solution is dried using sodium sulfate and concentrated to completion. The residue is purified by column chromatography (SiO2, toluene). The further purification is carried out by recrystallisation from ethanol and n-heptane. 2-(3-Fluoro-4-pentylphenyl)-5-p-tolylthiophene is obtained as a solid having an m.p. of 115° C.

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