Water → 4-Chloro-5-(1-hydroxy-propyl)-thiophene-2-carboxylic acid methyl ester

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A solution of crude 4-chloro-5-(1-hydroxy-propyl)-thiophene-2-carboxylic acid (0.262 g) in dimethylformamide (6.0 mL) is treated with K2CO3 (0.502 g, 3.63 mmol) and iodomethane (0.17 mL, 2.73 mmol) and stirred overnight. The reaction mixture is then poured into H2O (15 mL) and extracted with EtOAc (3×10 mL). Combined organic extracts are washed with brine (1×), dried over MgSO4, filtered, and concentrated. The residue is loaded onto silica gel and eluted with hexanes using a gradient of 0% to 50% EtOAc to provide 4-chloro-5-(1-hydroxy-propyl)-thiophene-2-carboxylic acid methyl ester (87.6 mg, 15%-2 steps) as a yellow syrup. MS (ES): 216.9 [M+H]+.

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