Selective direct arylation of 3-bromo-2-methylthiophene: a building-block for electro- and photoactive organic materials

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Vamvounis, George;Gendron, David
George Vamvounis
Abstract

Selective direct arylation of 3-bromo-2-methylthiophene with aryl bromides to form a library of 2-aryl-4-bromo-5-methylthiophenes is demonstrated. The reaction yields varied from 27–63%. The inherent selectivity observed is attributed to the lack of oxidative insertion of the bromine in 3-bromo-2-methylthiophene. This method will be useful for the facile preparation of functional organic electronic materials.

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Tetrahedron Letters

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54

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1873-3581

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29

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Elsevier

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10.1016/j.tetlet.2013.05.015