“…The NMR spectra were identical to the reported values and to those of the authentic commercial samples. 4 The E and Z mixture of 4 before isomerization: 1 H NMR (500 MHz, 10% DMSO-d6 in CDCl3) δ 2.75, 3.13 (2d, 2H, J ) 18.3 Hz, Z-H2), 3.50 (1d, 1H, J ) 17.3 Hz, E-H2), 3.60-3.69 (m, 5H, E and Z-thiophene-CH2 and H2), 4.80 (d, 1H, J ) 4.5 Hz, Z-H6), 4.91 (d, 1H, J ) 4.9 Hz, E-H6), 5.62 (dd, 1H, J ) 4.9 Hz, J ) 8.9 Hz, Z-H7), 5.72 (dd, 1H, J ) 4.9 Hz, J ) 8.9 Hz, E-H7), 6.70…”