1,3,4,6-Tetrakis(isopropylthio)thieno[3,4-c]thiophenium bis(tetrafluoroborate): X-ray crystal structure of a stable thieno[3,4-c]thiophene dication

The structure of the 1,3,4,6-tetrakis(isopropylthio)thieno[3,4-c]thiophene dication ( 2 ) prepared from 1,3,4,6-tetrakis(isopropylthio)thieno[3,4-c]thiophene ( 1 ) by two-electron oxidation was investigated by X-ray crystallographic analysis. The results revealed that the positive charges are largely delocalized on the two i-PrS-C-C-C-SPr-i moieties.     

Reduction of 1,3,4,6-tetrakis(alkylthio)thieno-[3,4-c]thiophenes with sodium or sodium anthracenide leading to the cleavage of the alkyl-sulfur bond

The reaction of 1,3,4,6-tetrakis(alkylthio)thieno[3,4-c]thiophenes 1 with sodium or sodium anthracenide in hexamethylphosphoric triamide (HMPA) gave thieno[3,4-c]thiophene-1(3H)-thiones 2 by the cleavage of the alkyl-sulfur bond through the intermediary formation of their radical anions.     

Tetrakis(alkylthio)thieno[3,4-c]thiophene: Synthesis,stability, and reactivity

The synthesis of tetrakis(alkylthio)thieno[3,4-c]thiophenes la-e by the dimerization reaction of bis(alkylthio)cyclopropenethiones is described. The remarkable thermodynamic and kinetic stability suggests the significant electron-accepting conjugation of the alkylthio substituents to the carbanionic 1, 3, 4, and 6 carbons in the framework. The isopropylthio- and ethylthio-substituted thienothiophenes 1d and 1e undergo cycloaddition reactions with dienophiles such as N-phenylmaleimide and dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate to give the cycloadducts in moderate yields.     

Preparation,structure, and reactivity of 1,3,4,6-tetrakis-(isopropylthio)thieno[3,4-c]thiophene-palladium complex with tetracyanoethylene

The reaction of 1,3,4,6-tetrakis(isopropylthio)thieno[3,4-c]thiophene ( 1 ) with the palladium complex Pd₂(dba)₃CHCl₃ (dba = dibenzylideneacetone) and tetracyanoethylene (TCNE) gave a new palladium complex in which two isopropylthio groups of 1 and the double bond of TCNE were trigonally coordinated to palladium. The X-ray analysis revealed the electron donation from palladium to TCNE, leading to a lengthening of the C?C double bond in TCNE and distortion of TCNE from planarity. The radical cation of 1 and the radical anion of TCNE were detected by ESR spectroscopy in methylene dichloride solution of the complex, although the radical content was estimated from the paramagnetic susceptibility to be less than 1%. The reaction of the complex with aniline gave the same product as that in the reaction of the radical cation of 1 with aniline.     

Synthesis of thieno[3,4-c] and thieno[3,2-c][2,1]benzothiazepines

Starting from [4,3-c] and [3,2-c] methyl chlorosulfonylthiophenecarboxylates the synthesis of ketones 7 and 8 is described. These compounds are the first two representatives of the new thieno[3,4-c] and thieno-[3,2-c][2,1]benzothiazepine ring systems. The formation of methyl 3-chlorosulfonylthiophene-2-carboxy-late is also revised.     

Synthesis of thieno [3,4-c ]- and selenopheno[3,4-c] pyrylium salts

Acylation of 3-acetonyl- and 3-phenacyl-2,5-dimethylthiophenes with aliphatic acid anhydrides in the presence of perchloric acid gives thieno[3,4-c]pyrylium perchlorates. Reaction of the latter with ammonia gives the corresponding thieno[3,4-c]pyridines or diketones of the thiophene series. Selenopheno[3,4-c]pyrylium salts could not be isolated in the acylation of 3-acetonyl- and 3-phenacyl-2,5-dimethylselenophenes.     

Directed synthesis of alkyl-substitued pyrrolo[3,4-c]pyrrole-1,3,4,6-tetraones

Reactions of 3-amino-8-hydroxy-1,6-dioxo-2,7-diazaspiro[4.4]non-3-ene-4-carbonitriles with aqueous hydrohalic acid led to the formation of alkyl-substituted pyrrolo[3,4-c]-pyrrole-1,3,4,6-tetraones.     

Chemistry of thienopyridines. XV. Syntheses of thieno [3,4-b] - and thieno[3,4-c] pyridines

Thieno [3,4-b] pyridine (5) was synthesized by means of the successive steps of (a) photochlorination of 2,3-dimethylpyridine to the bis(chloromethyl) compound, (b) condensation with sodium sulfide, (c) oxidation to the sulfoxide, and (d) catalytic dehydration by means of alumina. Thieno[3,4-c]pyridine (6) was obtained in an analogous manner. Spectral properties indicate that 5 and 6 have aromatic character.     

Synthesis of 1H-thieno[3,4-c]pyrazoles,thieno[3,4-b]furans,selenolo[3,4-b]furans and pyrrolo[3,4-d]thiazoles

Starting from the readily available aryl 2-methyl-5-phenyl-3-furyl ketones, 5-methyl-1H-1-phenylpyrazole-4-yl ketones and 4-methyl-2-phenyl-5-thiazolylcarboxaldehyde, a series of 2-phenyl-4-arylthieno[3,4-b]-furan, 2-phenyl-4-(p-methoxyphenyl)selenolo[3,4-b]furan, 4-aryl-1H-1-phenylthieno[3,4-c]pyrazole and 5-benzyl-2-phenylpyrrolo[3,4-d]thiazole were prepared in high yield.     

The synthesis and chemical reactivity of thieno[2,3-c]- and thieno[3,2-c] pyridines

The syntheses and reactions of various thieno[2,3-c]- and thieno[3,2-c] pyridines are described. Molecular orbital calculations were performed on thieno[2,3-c]pyridine (1) in order to determine the most susceptible sites to electrophilic and nucleophilic attack. Superdelocalizability values, S_r- are reported for each position in this molecule to give relative orders of reactivity towards the two types of reactions. Electrophilic attack was found to occur experimentally at C-3 in all the thienopyridines studied. Peracid oxidation of thieno[2,3-c]- and thieno[3,2-c]pyridines produced only the N-oxide. The lack of reactivity of certain thienopyridines under Vilsmeier formylation and Friedel-Crafts acetylation conditions was related to their basicities. The dissociation constants of various thienopyridinium salts are reported.     

4-phenyl-4H-pyrazolo[3,4-c] furazans. The reactions of 3,4-dacylfuroxans with phenylhydrazine and with aniline

Three different 3,4-diaeylfuroxans (1) are shown to give 3-substituted-l-phenyl-4,5-dioximino-2-pyrazolines (2) upon reaction with phenylhydrazine. The compounds 2 were dehydrated to 6-sul)stituted-4-phenyl-4H-pyrazolo[3,4-c]furazans. ( 3 ) and thermally converted to 3-substituted 5-imino-4-oximino-1-phenyl-2-pyrazolines ( 6 ). The compounds 1 react with aniline to give 3-anilino-4-acylfurazans ( 10 ).     

Synthesis of 1-(hydroxyaryl)furo[3,4-c]pyridines from 1-amino(alkoxy)furo[3,4-c]pyridines and (poly)phenols

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Polymethyl derivatives of furo[3,4-c]pyran4-one,furo[3,4-c] pyridin-4-one and pyrrolo[3,4-c]pyran-4-one

The: title compounds were prepared from Michael adducts, obtained from acetoacetic esters and trans-3-hexene-2,5-dione, and from the corresponding dehydration products, by direct cyclization to oxygen rings or by reaction with ammonia (or methylamine) to give nitrogen rings.     

A convenient one-pot synthesis of new chromeno[3,4-c]chromene and chromeno[3,4-c]pyridine derivatives in the presence of high surface area of magnesium oxide

In this investigation a new strategy involves the one-pot,three-component reaction of malononitrile,salycilaldehyde and phenol derivatives in the presence of high surface area of MgO is extended to the formation of chromeno[3,4-c]chromene derivatives in good to excellent yields in a short reaction time.Also,the three component reactions of an aldehyde such as salycilaldehyde and ketones with malononitril for the formation of chromeno[3,4-c]pyridines are investigated.     

Crystalline conjugated polymer containing fused 2,5-di(thiophen-2-yl)thieno[2,3-b]thiophene and thieno[3,4-c]pyrrole-4,6-dione units for bulk heterojunction solar cells

A new conjugated polymer, PDTTTPD, comprising 2,5-di(thiophen-2-yl)thieno[3,2-b]thiophene and thieno[3,4-c]pyrrole-4,6-dione units, exhibits high crystallinity and excellent thermal stability. A device incorporating PDTTTPD and [6,6]-phenyl-C(71)-butyric acid methyl ester (1:1, w/w) exhibited a power conversion efficiency of 5.1%.