p-Toluenesulfonic acid → 5,10-Bis-dodecyloxy-1,6-dithia-dicyclopenta[a,f]naphthalene

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5,10-Dimethoxy-1,6-dithia-dicyclopenta[a,f]naphthalene 7 (230 mg, 0.77 mmol) and 145 mg (0.77 mmol) of toluene-4-sulfonic acid (CH3C6H4SO3H.H2O) and 7 mL of 1-dodecanol was added into a 50 mL 3-neck flask equipped with a condenser. The system was heated at 180° C. overnight under argon before it was cooled down to room temperature. Hexane (50 mL) was added and the organic layer was washed with saturated NaHCO3 before the solvent was removed under vacuum. Excess 1-dodecanol was distilled out under vacuum. Column chromatography (silica gel) with the eluent of hexane/dichloromethane (v/v, 4/1) yielded BB-3 as a white solid (320 mg, ˜68.2% yield). 1H NMR (CDCl3, 500 MHz): δ 7.95 (d, 2H, J=5.5 Hz), δ 7.61 (d, 2H, J=5.5 Hz), δ 7.50 (s, 2H), δ 4.35 (t, 4H, J=6.0 Hz), δ 1.99 (m, 4H), δ 1.61 (m, 4H), δ 1.29 (m, 32H), δ 0.90 (t, 6H, J=6.5 Hz).

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