Vinay S. Kadam, Arun L. Patel, Sanjio S. Zade
Jun 15, 2016
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Tetrahedron Letters
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Abstract An efficient route was developed to synthesize dimethyl thiophene-3,4-dicarboxylate from maleic anhydride. Dimethyl thiophene-3,4-dicarboxylate was used as a single precursor for synthesis of benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b′]dithiophene (BDT) and Thieno[3,4-c]pyrrole-4,6-dione (TPD) derivatives. BDT and TPD derivatives have been highly exploited as donor and acceptor units, respectively, to synthesize important donor–acceptor (D–A) conjugated polymers. BDT-based polymers were found to be one of the most efficient conjugated polymers for organic photovoltaic application. Synthesis of quinone precursor of the dihydroxybenzothiophene was accomplished by a new and unconventional methodology which includes reaction of 3,4-thiophene dicarboxylate with sodium hydride in THF. Dithienobenzoquinone dicarboxylate and dihydroxybenzodithiophene dicarboxylate were characterized structurally by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Both compounds show strong π-stacking interaction and arrange in the parallel molecular sheets in the crystals.