Dichloromethane → 2,6-Dibromodithieno[3,2-b:2',3'-d]thiophene

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2,6-Dibromo-dithieno[3,2-b;2′,3′-d]thiophene was prepared according to a procedure described in G. F. Pedulli, M. Tiecco, M. Guera, G. Martelli and P. Zanirato, J. C. S. Perkin II, 1978, 212. 2,6-Dibromo-dithieno[3,2-b;2′,3′-d]thiophene (0.5 g, 1.4 mmol), triethylamine (15 ml), and a catalytic amount of palladium bis(triphenylphosphine) dichloride and copper iodide were stirred under nitrogen in tetrahydrofuran. The solution was warmed to 60° C. and 4-pentylphenylacetylene (1.1 g, 6.4 mmol) dissolved in tetrahydrofuran (30 ml) was added dropwise over a period of 2 hours. The solution was heated under reflux overnight. The brown solution was poured in to dichloromethane, washed with water, the chlorinated phase was removed, dried over sodium sulphate and evaporated to dryness. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography using petroleum (80-100) followed by dichloromethane as eluant. Evaporation of the appropriate fractions yielded (1) as a bright yellow solid (320 mg). 1H NMR and 13C NMR showed expected signals.

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