title: Thiophene isosteres of 9,10-dithioanthraquinone.
abstract: [reaction: see text] The preparation of 1,3,5,7-tetramethyl-4,8-dihydrobenzo[1,2-c:4,5-c']dithiophene-4,8-dione and its conversion to the corresponding mono- and dithione are described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Alabama, P.O. Box 870336, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487, USA.
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