Chloromethyl Methyl Ether → 3-(Benzylthio)-4-[(methoxymethoxy)methyl]-2-nitrothiophene

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A mixture of the product of Example 10B (3.9 g, 13.9 mmol) and diisopropylethylamine (7.42 mL, 43 mmol) in dichloromethane (8 mL) was treated with methoxymethyl chloride (2.38 mL, 32 mmol), stirred at 25° C. for 16 hours. The mixture was concentrated in vacuo and the residue was chromatographed on silica gel, eluting with dichloromethane to give the title compound (4.32 g, 94%). 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3): δ 7.40 (s, 1 H), 7.21 (m, 2 H), 7.13 (m, 3 H), 4.62 (s, 2 H), 4.34 (s, 2 H), 4.20 (s, 2 H), 3.36 (s, 3 H).

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