Issue 21, 2002
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Chemical Communications

3,4-Alkylenedioxy ring formation via double Mitsunobu reactions: an efficient route for the synthesis of 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene (EDOT) and 3,4-propylenedioxythiophene (ProDOT) derivatives as monomers for electron-rich conducting polymers

Kyukwan Zong,a   Luis Madrigal,a   L. “Bert” Groenendaalb  and  John R. Reynolds*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Chemistry, Center for Macromolecular Science and Engineering, University of Florida, P.O. Box 117200, Gainesville, Florida 32611-7200, USA
E-mail: reynolds@chem.ufl.edu
Fax: 352-392-9741

b AGFA-Gevaert N.V, R&D Materials/Chemistry Department, Septestraat 27, B-2640, Mortsel, Belgium

Abstract

3,4-Alkylenedioxy ring functionalized thiophenes (XDOT’s) have been synthesized by double Mitsunobu reactions to yield precursors to monomers for conjugated and electrically conducting polymers, including the commercially important 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene (EDOT).

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Article information

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B205907J
Article type
Communication
Submitted
18 Jun 2002
Accepted
05 Sep 2002
First published
26 Sep 2002

Chem. Commun., 2002, 2498-2499

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3,4-Alkylenedioxy ring formation via double Mitsunobu reactions: an efficient route for the synthesis of 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene (EDOT) and 3,4-propylenedioxythiophene (ProDOT) derivatives as monomers for electron-rich conducting polymers

K. Zong, L. Madrigal, L. “. Groenendaal and J. R. Reynolds, Chem. Commun., 2002, 2498 DOI: 10.1039/B205907J

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