Sodium hydride → Ethyl 5-phenyl-1-(2-thienylsulfonyl)-1H-pyrrole-3-carboxylate

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To a solution (20 mL) of ethyl 5-phenyl-1H-pyrrole-3-carboxylate (440 mg) in tetrahydrofuran was added sodium hydride (60% in oil, 123 mg) at room temperature and the mixture was stirred for 30 min. 15-Crown-5 (675 mg) was added dropwise and the mixture was stirred for 30 min. 2-Thiophenesulfonyl chloride (485 mg) was added, and the mixture was further stirred for 1 hr. Saturated brine was added to the reaction mixture, and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The extract was washed with saturated brine, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (eluent: hexane-ethyl acetate=19:1→7:3), and crystallized from diisopropyl ether.hexane to give the title compound as colorless crystals (yield 710 mg, 96%).

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