Dimethylformamide → N-tert-butyl-5-(5-(cyclopropylcarbamoyl)-2-methylphenyl)-3-formylthiophene-2-carboxamide

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In 150 mL round-bottom flask equipped with a stir bar, under N2, was added N-tert-butyl-5-(5-(cyclopropylcarbamoyl)-2-methylphenyl)thiophene-2-carboxamide (1.2 g, 3.4 mmol) followed by anhydrous THF (100 mL). The solution was cooled down to −78° C. and butyllithium, (2.2 ml, 30 mmol) was added dropwise over 5 min. The mixture was stirred at −78° C. for 0.5 hrs and was added DMF (0.780 ml, 10 mmol). The mixture was stirred at −78° C. for 0.5 hr, quenched with saturated solution of NH4Cl and then allowed to warm up to room temperature. The reaction then diluted with EtOAc (100 ml) and the layers were separated and the aqueous layer was extracted with EtOAc (3×50 ml) and the combined organic solution was washed with brine, water and dried over MgSO4. The organic solutions were evaporated under reduced pressure and the crude product was adsorbed onto a plug of silica gel and chromatographed through a Redi-Sep pre-packed silica gel column (40 g), eluting with a gradient of 5% to 95% MeOH in DCM to provide N-tert-butyl-5-(5-(cyclopropylcarbamoyl)-2-methylphenyl)-3-formylthiophene-2-carboxamide (1.01 g). MS (ES+): 385 (M+H)+

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