title: Base-catalyzed halogen dance reaction and oxidative coupling sequence as a convenient method for the preparation of dihalo-bisheteroarenes.
abstract: A one-pot preparation of the 2,2'-dibromo-1,1'-bisheteroarenes 3a-d from bromo-heteroarenes utilizing the sequence of the base-catalyzed halogen dance (BCHD) reaction and CuCl(2)-promoted oxidative coupling of the in situ formed alpha-lithio-beta-halo-heteroarenes 2a-d provides a convenient access to precursors for the preparation of tricyclic heteroaromatic cores. The structures of 3a,b,d, 6, and 9 were confirmed by single-crystal X-ray analysis, and dibromides 3a and 3b were used for the preparation of dithieno-[2,3-b:3',2'-d]-pyrrole 10a and its selenophene analogue 10b, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry and The Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics, Georgia Institute of Technology, 901 Atlantic Drive NW, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0400, USA. yulia.getmanenko@chemistry.gatech.edu
authors.forename: Yulia A
authors.initials: YA
authors.lastname: Getmanenko
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tongwa
authors.forename: Tatiana V
authors.initials: TV
authors.lastname: Timofeeva
authors.forename: Seth R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Marder