3,5-Dimethyl-4-hydroxybenzaldehyde → 1-(5-Ethyl-4-p-tolyl-thiophen-2-yl)-3-(4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethyl-phenyl)-propan-1-one

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A solution of 1-(5-ethyl-4-p-tolyl-thiophen-2-yl)-ethanone (28 mg, 0.115 mmol) and 3,5-dimethyl-4-hydroxybenzaldehyde (26 mg, 0.172 mmol) in ethanol (1.5 mL) and 5 N HCl in isopropanol (0.3 mL) is stirred at rt for 18 h. The solution is diluted with water and extracted with EA. The organic extract is evaporated, dissolved in methanol (3 mL) and THF (3 mL) and treated with Pd/C (30 mg, 10% Pd). The slurry is stirred under 1.5 bar of H2 for 18 h. The mixture is filtered, the solvent of the filtrate is removed in vacuo and the crude product is purified by prep. HPLC to give 1-(5-ethyl-4-p-tolyl-thiophen-2-yl)-3-(4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethyl-phenyl)-propan-1-one (46 mg) as a colourless oil; LC-MS: tR=1.13 min, [M+1]+=379.22.

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