Comparison of Ullmann/RCM and Ullmann/Bis-hydrazone Coupling Reactions: New Access to Benzodithiophenes for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell and Thiahelicene Applications

G. Richard Stephenson, Silvia Cauteruccio, Julien Doulcet

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Abstract

The use of CuTC (Liebeskind's catalyst), followed by methylenation and ring-closing metathesis, or bis-hydrazone coupling reactions is described. This approach establishes an alternative non-photochemical synthesis of the strategically important 1,2-b:4,3-b′ BDT regioisomer, which has previously been underused in applications such as dye-sensitized solar cells and nonlinear optics because of the difficulty of synthesis on a large scale.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)701-707
Number of pages7
JournalSynlett
Volume25
Issue number5
Early online date5 Feb 2014
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Mar 2014
Externally publishedYes

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