Benzoyl chloride → N-[(5-Bromo-3-thienyl)methyl]-N-methylbenzamide

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Reaction Steps

1.6 ml (13 mmol) of benzoyl chloride are added dropwise to a solution of 2.3 g (11 mmol) of (5-bromothiophen-3-ylmethyl)methylamine and 3 ml (22 mmol) of triethylamine in 30 ml of tetrahydrofuran. The reaction medium is stirred at room temperature for 1 hour, filtered, diluted with ethyl acetate and washed with water. The organic phase obtained is dried over sodium sulfate, filtered and evaporated to dryness. The residue obtained is purified by chromatography on a column of silica eluted with an 8/2 heptane/ethyl acetate mixture. 3.1 g (80%) of N-(5-bromothiophen-3-ylmethyl)-N-methylbenzamide are obtained.

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