Hydrogenation of thiophens via the consecutive electron and proton transfer to thiophenium ions
Abstract
Thiophen and 2-ethylthiophen are hydrogenated to the corresponding 2,5-dihydrothiophens with Zn and CF3CO2H via a mechanism involving the protonation of the thiophen ring to the respective thiophenium ion, followed by the transfer of two electrons from Zn and the second proton from the acid.
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