TY - JOUR
T1 - Unexpected Product in the Synthesis of Bis(2-iodo-3-thienyl)methanol : Characterisation of Bis[bis(2-iodo-3-thienyl)methyl]ether
AU - Goddard-Borger, E.D.
AU - Koutsantonis, George
AU - Schauer, Philip
AU - Skelton, Brian
AU - White, Allan
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - Following a literature procedure for the preparation of 4H-cyclopenta[2,1-b:3,4-b']dithiophen-4-one, it was found that insufficient attention and control of the reaction temperature led to the formation of bis[bis(2-iodo-3-thienyl)methyl]ether, via a yet to be determined mechanism. Though the synthetic route to the desired ketone has previously been extensively investigated, and numerous byproducts isolated and characterised, this coupled ether product has not been previously reported nor foreseen. Presented herein are the synthesis and full characterisation of the new ether compound.
AB - Following a literature procedure for the preparation of 4H-cyclopenta[2,1-b:3,4-b']dithiophen-4-one, it was found that insufficient attention and control of the reaction temperature led to the formation of bis[bis(2-iodo-3-thienyl)methyl]ether, via a yet to be determined mechanism. Though the synthetic route to the desired ketone has previously been extensively investigated, and numerous byproducts isolated and characterised, this coupled ether product has not been previously reported nor foreseen. Presented herein are the synthesis and full characterisation of the new ether compound.
U2 - 10.1055/s-2006-942364
DO - 10.1055/s-2006-942364
M3 - Article
SN - 0039-7881
VL - 11
SP - 1760
EP - 1762
JO - Synthesis
JF - Synthesis
ER -