Ring-opening reaction of 2,5-dioctyldithieno[2,3-b:3',2'-d]thiophene in the presence of aryllithium reagents

• Hao Zhong,
• Jianwu Shi,
• Jianxun Kang,
• Shaomin Wang,
• Xinming Liu and
• Hua Wang

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 767–774, doi:10.3762/bjoc.9.87

• between the structures of aryl groups and the efficiency of ring-opening reactions are discussed. Keywords: aryllithium reagents; 2'-arylthio-3,3'-bithiophene-2-carbaldehyde; dithieno[2,3-b:3',2'-d]thiophene; nucleophilicity; ring-opening reaction; Introduction Due to the promising optical and