Selectivity of Br/Li Exchange and Deprotonation of 4,4鈥?Dibromo-3,3鈥?bithiophene for Synthesis of Symmetrical and Unsymmetrical Dithienoheteroaromatic Rings
文摘
The novel selective synthesis of symmetrical and unsymmetrical dithienoheteroaromatic rings (DTHAs) has been developed via intramolecular cyclization of 4,4鈥?dibromo-3,3鈥?bithiophene (3). Four reaction conditions including n-BuLi/Et2O, n-BuLi/THF, s-BuLi/Et2O, and t-BuLi/Et2O were employed to react with 3 for selective formation of two types of dicarbanions, which generate the symmetrical and unsymmetrical DTHAs after quenching with three electrophilic reagents (4a鈥?b>c). The possible mechanism of formation of DTHAs was proposed. In addition, two unsymmetrical DTHAs were confirmed by X-ray single-crystal analyses.