Wiley-VCH Verlag, ChemInform, 34(35), 2004
Elsevier, Tetrahedron, 18(60), p. 4071-4078
DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2004.03.022
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A synthesis of donor-acceptor-substituted oligothiophenes by Stille coupling is described. The 5´-estanyl derivatives, readily prepared from 5-alkoxy- and 5-amino-2,2´-bithiophenes 7 were coupled with the appropriate aryl or heteroaryl bromides to give the title compounds.