2,3,5,6-Tetrabromothieno[3,2-b]thiophene

CAS Number 124638-53-5

Chemistry Building Blocks, Heterocyclic Building Blocks, Materials, Monomers

2,3,5,6-Tetrabromothieno[3,2-b]thiophene

With functionalities spreading over the fused thienothiophene ring, this intermediate is widely used for the synthesis of supramolecules, semiconducting molecules, oligomers and conjugated polymers.

Specifications | MSDS | Literature and Reviews

2,3,5,6-Tetrabromothieno[3,2-b]thiophene, CAS number 124638-53-5, is an all brominated thieno[3,2-b]thiophene derivative. 2,3,5,6-tetrabromothieno[3,2-b]thiophene is an intermediate with full functionality around the fused rings to extend its conjugation to more complex structures such as conjugated polymers, supramolecules, ladder type polythienothiophenes for OFETs and OPV applications. 2,3,5,6-Tetrabromothieno[3,2-b]thiophene can be synthesised by full bromination of thienothiophene by using bromine as the oxidising agent in acetic acid and chloroform. Large scale synthesis can be achieved by bromination of thieno[3,2-b]thiophene-2-carboxylic acid with bromine in water and acetic acid.

The synthesis of 2,3,5,6-Tetrabromothieno[3,2-b]thiophene

2,3,5,6-Tetrabromothieno[3,2-b]thiophene can be selectively reduced to 3,6-dibromothieno[3,2-b]thiophene by using zinc in acetic acid. Further function at 3.6-positions can give ladder type poly(thienothiophenes) to extend conjugations to the fused thiophene rings. Electropolymerization of 3,6-dimethoxy-thieno[3,2-b]thiophen leads to a conjugated polymer with similar electronic and physical properties, i.e., redox potential, bandgap, optical transparency and stability to PEDOT.

Thienothiophene building block

for the synthesis of OLED and organic photovoltaic materials

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Capped with bromides

for facile coupling reactions

High purity

>98% Purity

General Information

CAS Number	124638-53-5
Chemical Formula	C₆Br₄S₂
Full Name	2,3,5,6-Tetrabromothieno[3,2-b]thiophene
Molecular Weight	455.80 g/mol
Synonyms	Perbromothieno[3,2-b]thiophene, tetrabromo-thieno[3,2-b]thiophene
Classification / Family	Thienothiophene, semiconductor synthesis intermediates, low band gap polymers, OLED, OFETs, organic photovoltaics

Chemical Structure

Product Details

Purity	>98% (HPLC)
Melting Point	234.0 °C
Appearance	White powder/crystals

MSDS Documentation

2,3,5,6-Tetrabromothieno[3,2-b]thiophene MSDS Sheet

Literature and Reviews

Thienothiophenes. Part 2.1 Synthesis, metallation and bromine→lithium exchange reactions of thieno[3,2-b]thiophene and its polybromo derivatives, L. Fuller et al., J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 1, 3465-3470 (1997); DOI: 10.1039/A701877K.
Poly(3,6-dimethoxy-thieno[3,2-b]thiophene): a possible alternative to poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT), M. Turbiez et al., Chem. Commun., 1161-1163 (2005); DOI: 10.1039/B414822C.
High-performance organic field-effect transistors based on single-crystalline microribbons of a two-dimensional fused heteroarene semiconductor, Y. Wang et al., Chem. Commun., 51, 11961-11963 (2015); 10.1039/C5CC03305E.

Ullmann-Type Intramolecular C−O Reaction Toward Thieno[3,2‑b]furan Derivatives with up to Six Fused Rings, D. Chen et al., J. Org. Chem., 82, 20, 10920–10927 (2017); DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.7b01745.
Versatile α, ω -Disubstituted Tetrathienoacene Semiconductors for High Performance Organic Thin-Film Transistors, J. Youn et al., Adv. Funct. Mater., 22, 48-60 (2011); DOI: 10.1002/adfm. 201101053.
High-Performance n-Channel Field Effect Transistors Based on Solution-Processed Dicyanomethylene-Substituted Tetrathienoquinoid, Q. Wu et al., RSC Adv., 4, 16939-16943 (2014); 10.1039/C3RA47095D.
Antiaromatic Bisindeno-[n]thienoacenes With Small Singlet Biradical Characters: Syntheses, Structures and Chain Length Dependent Physical Properties, X. Shi et al., Chem. Sci., 5, 4490-4503 (2014); DOI: 10.1039/C4SC01769B.
General Synthesis of Extended Fused Oligothiophenes Consisting of Even Number of Thiophene Rings, T. Okamoto et al., Chem. Eur. J, 13(2), 548-56 (2006); DOI: 10.1002/chem.200601064.