Tetrabutylammonium Fluoride → ethyl 4H-thieno[3,2-b]pyrrole-2-carboxylate

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A solution (0.3 M) of ethyl 4-[(tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino]-5-[(trimethylsilyl)ethynyl]thiophene-2-carboxylate in THF was treated with n-Bu4NF (2 eq.). The mixture was irradiated in a microwave apparatus at 120° C. for 20 min. Evaporation of the solvent gave a residue that was purified by flash chromatography on silica gel (1:3 AcOEt/petroleum ether) to afford the title compound (94%) as a solid.

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