B. Janaki Ramulu, Suvajit Koley and Maya Shankar Singh
Org. Biomol. Chem., 2016,14, 434-439
DOI:
10.1039/C5OB02081F,
Communication
Metal-free para-toluenesulfonic acid mediated straightforward synthesis of hitherto unreported tetrasubstituted thiophenes has been achieved in quantitative yields by chemo- and regioselective dehydrative cyclization of α,α′-bis(β-oxodithioesters) at room temperature. Notably, the dithioester group at the 4-position of the thiophene ring has been further transformed to a thiazoline group.