SYNTHESIS OF 3,4-ETHYLENEDIOXYTHIOPHENE (EDOT) FROM (Z)-BUT-2-ENE-1,4-DIOL OR BUT-2-YNE-1,4-DIOL

3,4-Ethylenedioxythiophene (EDOT) was synthesized from commercially available (Z)-but-2-ene-1,4-diol or but-2-yne-1,4-diol using epoxidation, etherification, and thiophene formation.

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Published inHeterocycles Vol. 82; no. 1; pp. 449 - 460
Main Authors Hachiya, Iwao, Matsumoto, Tomohiro, Inagaki, Tatsuhiko, Takahashi, Atsushi, Shimizu, Makoto
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published OXFORD Elsevier 31.12.2010
Subjects
Chemistry
Chemistry, Organic
Physical Sciences
Science & Technology
DDQ
Ring-Closing Reaction
Tetrahydrothiophen
3,4-Ethylenedioxythiophene (EDOT)
Dehydrogenation
DERIVATIVES
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Summary:3,4-Ethylenedioxythiophene (EDOT) was synthesized from commercially available (Z)-but-2-ene-1,4-diol or but-2-yne-1,4-diol using epoxidation, etherification, and thiophene formation.
ISSN:0385-5414
1881-0942
DOI:10.3987/COM-10-S(E)16