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HRID 650024Generated: October 27, 2026

Ethanethiol → 2-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)benzo[b]thiophen-3-yl 4-[2-(1-Pyrrolidinyl)ethoxy]phenyl Ketone

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantEthanethiolHCID 6343—
ReactantDimethyl EtherHCID 8254—
ReactantAluminum(III) ChlorideHCID 6451240—
Reactant2-(4-Methoxyphenyl)benzo[b]thiophen-3-yl 4-[2-(1-Pyrrolidinyl)ethoxy]phenyl KetoneHCID 9804162—
Solvent1,1-DichloroethaneHCID 6365—
Product2-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)benzo[b]thiophen-3-yl 4-[2-(1-Pyrrolidinyl)ethoxy]phenyl KetoneHCID 1835722533%

Reaction Steps

By cleaving the methyl ether of 2-(4-methoxyphenyl)-benzo[b]thiophen-3-yl 4-[2-(1-pyrrolidinyl)ethoxy]phenyl ketone using AlCl3 (about 8 eq) and EtSH (about 10 eq) in dichloroethane at 0° C., the title compound was obtained in 33% yield as an oil following radial chromatography (SiO2; gradient of 2-10% MeOH in CH2Cl2).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06271227B1
Source datasetuspto-grants-2001_08
ORD IDord-96ebf036b74047f8ac2332bdf1d15fb2
Source noteuspto-grants-2001_08