Simplified methods for the functionalisation of 3-hexoxythiophenes at the 5-position and further reactions to alkynyl and vinyl derivatives

Mike Joachim Zöllner; Ullrich Jahn; Eike Becker; Wolfgang Kowalsky; Hans-Hermann Johannes

doi:10.1039/b817089d

Simplified methods for the functionalisation of 3-hexoxythiophenes at the 5-position and further reactions to alkynyl and vinyl derivatives

Chem Commun (Camb). 2009 Feb 7:(5):565-7. doi: 10.1039/b817089d. Epub 2008 Dec 2.

Authors

Mike Joachim Zöllner¹, Ullrich Jahn, Eike Becker, Wolfgang Kowalsky, Hans-Hermann Johannes

Affiliation

¹ Labor für Elektrooptik am Institut für Hochfrequenztechnik, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Postfach 3329, 38023 Braunschweig, Germany.

PMID: 19283292
DOI: 10.1039/b817089d

Abstract

Kinetically controlled lithiation of 3-hexoxythiophene in the 5-position allows the synthesis of interesting functionalised building blocks after reaction with N,N-dimethylformamide and iodine.