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Synthesis of unsimmetrically substituted tetrathiafulvalenes by the "ylid route". Investigations of selectivity.
Fabre, J. M.,Giral, L.,Gouasmia, A.,Cristau, H. J.,Ribeill, Y.
, p. 823 - 826 (2007/10/02)
The selective synthesis of unsimmetrically substituted tetrathiafulvalenes 1 (R R') using phosphonium ylids 2 and dithiolium salts 3 in THF at -80 deg C has been investigated.Several unsymmetrical tetrathiafulvalenes were obtained in good yield. R,R'=CH3; (CH2)4; o-C6H4.It was also shown that the instability of the phosphonium ylid 2 and dithiolylium 3 under the rreaction conditions leads to the formation of variable amounts of symmetrical terathiafulvalenes 1 (R = R').Therefore, purification of the mixture by column chromatography with CS2 as eluent was necessary.
