Facile Synthesis of 3‐(ω‐Haloalkyl)thiophenes as Key Building Blocks for Functionalized Thiophenes and Polythiophenes
Facile Synthesis of 3‐(ω‐Haloalkyl)thiophenes as Key Building Blocks for Functionalized Thiophenes and Polythiophenes
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轻松合成 3-(ω-卤代烷基)噻吩作为功能化噻吩和聚噻吩的关键构建单元
DOI:
10.1002/anie.199004191
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发表时间:
1990
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S. Heid
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作者:
P. Bäuerle;F. Würthner;S. Heid
3-Alkylthiophenes containing a terminal leaving group in the alkyl chain are central intermediates for the synthesis of functionalized 3-alkylthiophenes and poly (3-alkylthienylenes), which are currently under intensive The coupling of monomeric thiophenes to form conjugated polymers occurs at the 2-and S-positions,['I thereby allowing covalent attachment of functional groups via alkyl chains in the 3-position (or 4-position). Functionalized 3-alkylthiophenes were previously only accessible starting from 3-methylthi~ phene [~] or 3-(2-hydro~ yethyl) thiophene [~] by a tedious sequence of chain-lengthening steps. Moreover, those with shorter alkyl chains are difficult to polymerize.[4a1 We have now developed a facile synthesis of 3-alkylthiophenes containing a terminal halogen substituent on an alkyl chain of length n 2 4. These compounds may be used as key building blocks for the preparation of functionalized 3-alkylthiophenes and poly (3-aIkylthienylene~).[~~Since the use of 3-lithiothiophene in alkylation reactions is restricted,[61 the synthesis of 3-alkylthiophenes was approached via nickel-catalyzed Grignard couplings [71 of alkylmagnesium bromides with 3-bromothiophene, which is readily accessible by a new procedure.[81 The direct extension of this reaction to a,@-dihaloalkanes, however, does not lead to the necessary mono-Grignard compounds.[g1 On the other hand, the a-(p-methoxyphenoxy) alkyl bromides 1, easily prepared from a, o-dihaloalkanes and hydroquinone monomethyl ether (HCM),[lo1 react readily with magnesium to give the corresponding Grignard compounds 2 [Eq.(a)]. Compounds 1 ae (n= 4-6, 8, 10) undergo nearly quantita-