Reaction #9738

Reaction equation

Ethyl 3-methyl-5-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]thiophene-2-carboxylate

ethyl 3-methyl-5-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]thiophene-2-carboxylate

intermediate 35

ethyl 3-methyl-5-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]thiophene-2-carboxylate

sodium bromate

sodium bisulfite

→

title compound

{2-methyl-5-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]thien-3-yl}methanol

Solvents

cyclohexane

water

water

Conditions

Workup

1. 1
   Otherquenched with 1M sodium thiosulfate solution
2. 2
   Extractionextracted with ethyl acetate
3. 3
   Washwashed with water, sodium thiosulfate
4. 4
   Dryingdried with brine and over MgSO4
5. 5
   Concentrationconcentrated

Procedure

Ethyl 3-methyl-5-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]thiophene-2-carboxylate (intermediate 35, 0.100 g) and sodium bromate (0.144 g) were suspended in a mixture of cyclohexane and water (1:1 v/v, 4 ml). To this was added a solution sodium bisulfite (0.99 g) in water (1 ml). The mixture was stirred for 2 hours, quenched with 1M sodium thiosulfate solution, then extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was taken and washed with water, sodium thiosulfate and dried with brine and over MgSO4 and concentrated to give the title compound as a white crystalline solid.

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