A Novel Method for the Bromination of Thiophenes

Tetrahedron Letters 2010
P. Arsenyan, E. Paegle, Sergejs Beļakovs

A novel, fast and convenient method for the bromination of thiophenes and oligothiophenes with N-bromosuccinimide (NBS) using ultrasonic irradiation is elaborated. The yield of bromothiophenes strongly depends on the initial thiophene structure and nature of the solvent.

Keywords
Bithiophene; Bromination; Furan; Thiophene; X-ray crystal structure
DOI
10.1016/j.tetlet.2009.10.133
Hyperlink
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0040403909021029

Arsenyan, P., Paegle, E., Beļakovs, S. A Novel Method for the Bromination of Thiophenes. Tetrahedron Letters , 2010, Vol.51, No.1, pp.205-208. ISSN 0040-4039. Available from: doi:10.1016/j.tetlet.2009.10.133

Publication language
English (en)