Benzothiophene Chemistry. VII. Substitution Reactions of 5-Hydroxy-and 5-Aminobenzothiophene Derivatives

FG Bordwell, H Stange

Index: Bordwell; Stange Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1955 , vol. 77, p. 5939,5943

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Abstract

Electrophilic substitution in 5-hydroxy-, 5-acetamido-, and 5-aminobenzothiophene was found to occur at the 4-position, This is analogous to the behavior of similarly substituted naphthalene derivatives. Unlike 2-naphthol, 5-hydroxybenzothiophene undergoes reactions at both positions ortho to the hydroxyl group under nearly the same conditions. When the sulfur atom in benzothiophene is oxidized to the sulfone stage, orientation in the benzene ...