Hexane → 2-Bromo-5-(4-fluorophenylcarbonyl)thiophene

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A solution of 2,5-dibromothiophene (19.23 g, 75.5 mmol) in anhydrous THF (400 mL) was treated at -78° C. under nitrogen with a 2.5M solution of n-butyllithium in hexane (30.0 mL, 75.5 mmol). The resulting solution was stirred for 45 minutes at -78° C. and then transferred by cannula into a cold (-78° C.) solution of N-methoxy-N-methyl-4-fluorobenzamide (12.57 g, 68.6 mmol), prepared as in step 1, in anhydrous THF (300 mL) with siring. After 30 minutes at -78° C., the reaction was quenched by the addition of a saturated solution of NH4Cl (15 mL) and poured into ethanol (350 mL) containing 10% HCl (140 mL). The mixture was partitioned between brine and 1:1 ether and dichloromethane. The organic layer was dried over Na2SO4 and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was crystallized from pentane to give 16.8 g (86%) of 2-bromo-5-(4-fluorophenylcarbonyl)thiophene.

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