Benzo[b]thiophene is used in the preparation of 2-thianapthenylphenyllithium, via metalation by n-butyllithium. It is used in organic as well as pharmaceutical industry as a component in the synthesis of raloxifene, a breast cancer therapeutic, or hydrodesulfurization reactions.
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Applications
Benzo[b]thiophene is used in the preparation of 2-thianapthenylphenyllithium, via metalation by n-butyllithium. It is used in organic as well as pharmaceutical industry as a component in the synthesis of raloxifene, a breast cancer therapeutic, or hydrodesulfurization reactions.
Solubility
Soluble in water (0.13 g/L at 20°C), chloroform and methanol.
Notes
Keep container tightly sealed. Store in cool, dry conditions in well sealed containers. Incompatible with oxidizing agents.
RUO – Research Use Only
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Kingo Uchida.; Yasuhide Nakayama.; Masahiro Irie. Thermally Irreversible Photochromic Systems. Reversible Photocyclization of 1,2-Bis(benzo[b]thiophen-3-yl)ethene Derivatives. Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan. 1990, 63 (5), 1311-1315.