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.
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Dolores
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Department of Organic Chemistry II (Organic Materials and Combinatorial Chemistry), University of Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, D-89081, Ulm, Germany.
Bäuerle
Peter
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