A facile synthesis of 3,4-dialkoxythiophenes

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Dialkylation of diethyl 3,4-dihydroxythiophenedicarboxylate followed by ester hydrolysis and acid decarboxylation provides a general route to 3,4-dialkoxythiophenes.

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A Facile Synthesis of 3,4-
Dialkoxythiophenes
M. Coffey a , B. R. McKellar a , B. A. Reinhardt b , T.
Nijakowski a & W. A. Feld a
a Department of Chemistry, Wright State University,
Dayton, OH, 45435
b Polymer Branch, Materials Directorate, Wright
Laboratory, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, 45433-6533
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To cite this article: M. Coffey , B. R. McKellar , B. A. Reinhardt , T. Nijakowski
& W. A. Feld (1996): A Facile Synthesis of 3,4-Dialkoxythiophenes, Synthetic
Communications: An International Journal for Rapid Communication of Synthetic
Organic Chemistry, 26:11, 2205-2212
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