Water → Ethyl 2-bromo-6-formyl-4-methyl-4H-thieno[3,2-b]pyrrole-5-carboxylate

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To a solution of aldehyde 62 (515 mg, 1.70 mmol) in DMF (5 mL) was added potassium carbonate (707 mg, 5.12 mmol) and iodomethane (0.27 mL, 3.40 mmol) and the resulting mixture was stirred at room temperature for 2 hr. To the mixture was added H2O (30 mL) and EtOAc (50 mL) and the organic layer was separated and washed with brine and dried over Na2SO4. After removing the organic solvent under reduced pressure, the residue was purified by column chromatography (EtOAc/Hexane: 1/8) to give the desired N-methylated product 63 (440 mg, 82%) as a white solid.

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