Tetrahedron

Synthesis of donor–acceptor substituted oligothiophenes by Stille coupling

MMM Raposo, AMC Fonseca, G Kirsch

Index: Raposo, M. Manuela M.; Fonseca, A. Mauricio C.; Kirsch Tetrahedron, 2004 , vol. 60, # 18 p. 4071 - 4078

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Citation Number: 99

Abstract

A synthesis of donor–acceptor-substituted oligothiophenes by Stille coupling is described. The 5′-estanyl derivatives, readily prepared from 5-alkoxy-and 5-amino-2, 2′- bithiophenes were coupled with the appropriate aryl or heteroaryl bromides to give the title compounds.