p-Toluenesulfonic acid → HCID 19081167, compound

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A mixture of 2-formyl-5-methylthiophene (12.6 g, 0.1 mol), methyl orthoformate (31.8 g) and a catalytic amount of p-toluene-sulfonic acid in toluene (120 ml) was refluxed for 6 hours. To the cooled reaction mixture was added ethyl acetate and washed with water twice. The organic layer was dried over magnesium sulfate. Removal of the solvent gave a brownish oil, which was purified by distillation under reduced pressure to afford 2-dimethoxymethyl-5-methylthiophene (13.54 g, 78.5% yield) as a yellow oil.

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