title: Redox-active tetrathiafulvalene and dithiolene compounds derived from allylic 1,4-diol rearrangement products of disubstituted 1,3-dithiole derivatives.
abstract: We present a series of compounds by exploiting the unusual 1,4-aryl shift observed for electron-rich 1,3-dithiole-2-thione and tetrathiafulvalene (TTF) derivatives in the presence of perchloric acid. The mechanistic features of this rearrangement are discussed since this synthetic strategy provides an alternative route for the synthesis and functionalisation of sulfur rich compounds including redox active compounds of TTFs, and a Ni dithiolene.
authors.affiliation: WestCHEM, Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University of Strathclyde, 295 Cathedral Street, Glasgow, G1 1XL, UK.
authors.forename: Filipe
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Vilela
authors.forename: Peter J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Skabara
authors.forename: Christopher R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Mason
authors.forename: Thomas D J
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Westgate
authors.forename: Asun
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Luquin
authors.forename: Simon J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Coles
authors.forename: Michael B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Hursthouse