A new efficient route to 3-vinylthiophene

Citation
M. Nicolas et al., A new efficient route to 3-vinylthiophene, J HETERO CH, 36(4), 1999, pp. 1105-1106
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Organic Chemistry/Polymer Science
Journal title
JOURNAL OF HETEROCYCLIC CHEMISTRY
ISSN journal
0022152X → ACNP
Volume
36
Issue
4
Year of publication
1999
Pages
1105 - 1106
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-152X(199907/08)36:4<1105:ANERT3>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
The synthesis of 3-vinylthiophene was efficiently achieved in two steps. 3- (2-bromoethyl)thiophene prepared from 3-(2-ethanol)thiophene was converted to the title compound (70% overall yield) using tetraglyme as a solvent and 1,8-diazabicyclo [5.4.0] undec-7-ene as a base.