PREPARATION OF ACYLTHIOPHENES BY IRON(III) CHLORIDE CATALYZED REACTIONS OF TRIS(2-THIENYL)STIBANES WITH ACYL CHLORIDES

摘要

The reactions of tris(2-thienyl)stibanes with various acyl chlorides, using a catalytic amount of iron(III) chloride, afforded 2-acylthiophenes. Iron(III) chloride is presumed to act as a Lewis acid, and the ipso substituent of each 2-thienyl group of tris(2-thienyl)stibane is replaced with an acyl group. The reaction is highly atom-efficient in that all three thiophene rings of tris(2-thienyl)stibane take part in the reaction. The reaction procedure is so simple that it can also be carried out under solvent-free and aerobic conditions.