SYNTHESIS AND STRUCTURES OF SOME NEW THIENO[3,2-b]THIOPHENE DERIVATIVES

Abstract

Three new derivatives containing thieno[3,2-b]thiophene, ethyl 5- (anthracen-9-yl)thieno[3,2-b]thiophene-2-carboxylate (1a), ethyl 5-(4-yanophenyl) thieno[3,2-b]thiophene-2-carboxylate (1b) and 3-(5-(anthracen-9-yl)thieno[3,2-b] thiophen-2-yl)pyridine (2a) were synthesized by arylation reaction in presence of 1.0 mol% of Pd(OAc)2. Their structures were elucidated with NMR, MS and XRay analysis. The selectivity of arylation was at C6 of either ester or pyridine substituted instead of C2 positions.