Chemical Communications

3, 4-Alkylenedioxy ring formation via double Mitsunobu reactions: an efficient route for the synthesis of 3, 4-ethylenedioxythiophene (EDOT) and 3, 4- …

K Zong, L Madrigal, JR Reynolds

Index: Zong, Kyukwan; Madrigal, Luis; Groenendaal; Reynolds, John R. Chemical Communications, 2002 , # 21 p. 2498 - 2499

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Abstract

3, 4-Alkylenedioxy ring functionalized thiophenes (XDOT's) have been synthesized by double Mitsunobu reactions to yield precursors to monomers for conjugated and electrically conducting polymers, including the commercially important 3, 4-ethylenedioxythiophene (EDOT).