Convenient Synthesis of 1,8-Diiodoanthracene and Its Coupling with Thianthrene Boronic Acids |
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Authors: | James M. Lovell John A. Joule |
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Affiliation: | Chemistry Department , University of Manchester , Manchester, M13 9PL, U. K. E-mail: j.a.joule@man.ac.uk |
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Abstract: | 1,8-Diiodoanthracene has been prepared from commercially available 1,8-dichloroanthraquinone; it was shown to couple twice under Pd(0)-catalysis, with thianthrene 1- and 2-boronic acids giving 1,8-bis(thianthrenyl)anthracenes. |
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