177364-94-2

Upstream product

• 1822-66-8 3,4-dihydroxythiophene-2,5-dicarboxylic acid diethyl ester 
• 109-64-8 1,3-dibromo-propane 
• 504-63-2 trimethyleneglycol 

Downstream Products

• 155861-77-1 3,4-(propane-1,3-diyldioxy)thiophene 
• 177364-98-6 3,4-dihydro-2H-thieno[3,4-b][1,4]dioxepine-6,8-dicarboxylic acid 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

3,4-Alkylenedioxy ring formation via double Mitsunobu reactions: An efficientroute for the synthesis of 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene (EDOT) and 3,4-propylenedioxythiophene (ProDOT) derivatives as monomers for electron-rich conducting polymers

3,4-Alkylenedioxy ring functionalized thiophenes (XDOT's) have been synthesized by double Mitsunobu reactions to yield precursors to monomers for conjugated and electrically conducting polymers, including the commercially important 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene (EDOT).

Efficient synthesis of 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophenes (EDOT) by Mitsunobu reaction

Using the Mitsunobu reaction as a key step, a general and efficient method for the synthesis of EDOT monomers has been developed. Novel substituted EDOTs and the first chiral derivatives were generated in high yields.

Hydrogen bonding and steric effects on rotamerization in 3,4-alkylenedioxy-, 3-alkoxy- and 3,4-dialkoxy-2-thienyldi(tert-butyl)-methanols: An NMR, IR and X-ray crystallographic study

The equilibrium constant for the anti ? syn rotamerization (anti: intramolecularly hydrogen-bonded hydroxy group; syn: "free" hydroxy group) of 3,4-alkylenedioxy-, 3-alkoxy- and 3,4-dialkoxy-2-thienyldi(tert-butyl)methanols depends on the 3,4-alkylenedioxy or alkoxy group(s) and the solvent, hydrogen-bonding solvents such as DMSO and pyridine favouring the syn isomer. Equilibrium constants ([syn]/[anti]) in chloroform and benzene decrease in the order: 3,4-OCH2O-, 3,4-O(CH2)2O-, 3-OMe, 3-OEt, 3,4-(OMe)2 ≈ 3-Oi-Pr, 3,4-(OEt)2, ranging over about 2.5 orders of magnitude. Variations in the IR OH stretching frequencies and the NMR OH proton shifts for the anti isomer indicate that intramolecular hydrogen bonding increases in roughly the same order. The syn → anti rotation barrier in DMSO increases with substituent size and number. The 3,4-methylenedioxythienyl derivative has a rather lower barrier (17.5 kcal mol-1) than all the others (21.0-22.3 kcal mol-1). The syn → anti rotation barrier is largely determined by steric effects but intramolecular hydrogen bonding in the anti isomer contributes to the variation of the anti → syn rotation barrier. A single crystal X-ray diffraction study of the anti-3,4-diethoxy derivative shows that the orientation of the 3-alkoxy group is very different from that in anti-3-methoxy-2-thienyldi-(1-adamantyl)methanol. Molecular mechanics and quantum mechanical calculations are used in an attempt to rationalize the equilibrium data.

A facile synthesis of 3,4-dialkoxythiophenes

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