title: The photochemistry of thiophene S-oxides.
abstract: Thiophene S-oxides have been prepared and their photoreactivity has been studied. In many cases, the sulfur moiety of the thiophene S-oxides is deoxygenated. Here, the corresponding thiophenes or hydroxylated thiophenes are isolated. In the case of the photoirradiation of tert-butyl substituted thiophene S-oxides, the oxygen of the sulfoxy unit is incorporated into the heterocyclic ring system and the corresponding furans have been isolated. Also, structures with two thiophene cores have been oxidized to the respective thiophene S-oxides. These molecules undergo photodeoxygenation, a reaction, which is catalysed by (non-oxidized) thiophenes.
authors.affiliation: Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Sciences, Kyushu University, 6-1, Kasuga-koh-en, Kasuga-shi, Fukuoka, 816-8580, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazuya
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Arima
authors.forename: Daisuke
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ohira
authors.forename: Masataka
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Asami
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Miura
authors.forename: Shuntaro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mataka
authors.forename: Thies
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Thiemann
authors.forename: Jesus
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Iniesta Valcarcel
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Walton