E. Fanghanel et al., SYNTHESIS OF DIBENZO-TETRATHIAFULVALENES CONTAINING 1,3-DITHIOL-2-YL-PHOSPHONIC ESTER STRUCTURES, Journal fur praktische Chemie, Chemiker-Zeitung, 338(2), 1996, pp. 146-150
1,3-Dithiol-2-ylphosphonate esters (3a-d) with a dibenzo-tetrathiafulv
alene unit were synthesized directly from trialkylphosphite and 6,6'-d
ioxo- (2a, c) and lthio)-2,2'-bi-1,3,5,7-tetrathia-s-indacenylidenes (
2b, d). The influence of the type of trialkylphosphite, of the reactio
n temperature and the solvent on the regioselectivity of the reaction
was studied. In toluene the tristetrathiafulvalene (4c) was exclusivel
y obtained from 2c.