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DOI: 10.1039/A805226C (Paper) Reference Section for: J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 1, 1998, 2467-2470

An expedient, cost effective large scale synthesis of tetrathiafulvalene

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Ronald L. Meline and Ronald L. Elsenbaumer

Abstract

TTF is synthesized (85% yield) in two steps from 4,5-bis(benzoylthio)-1,3-dithiole-2-thione and isolated in high purity without the use of chromatography.

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