5-methyl-4-phenyl-2-thiophenecarboxylic acid → Ethanone, 1-(5-methyl-4-phenyl-2-thienyl)-

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To a solution of 5-methyl-4-phenyl-thiophene-2-carboxylic acid (1.50 g, 6.87 mmol) in diethyl ether (100 mL) MeLi (7 mL, 1.5 M in diethyl ether) is added at 5° C. The mixture is stirred at it for 90 min before another portion of MeLi (1 mL) is added. Stirring is continued for 1 h. The mixture is diluted with water and extracted with EA. The organic extracts are evaporated and the crude product is purified by CC on silica gel eluting with heptane:EA 4:1 to give 1-(5-methyl-4-phenyl-thiophen-2-yl)-ethanone (490 mg) as a colourless oil, LC-MS: tR=1.00 min, [M+1]+=217.10; 1H NMR (CDCl3): δ 7.62 (s, 1H), 7.48-7.33 (m, 5H), 2.54 (s, 6H).

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