@article{9f6d408130b342569645ae363b53f332,
title = "One-step synthesis of [1]benzothieno[3,2-b][1]benzothiophene from o-chlorobenzaldehyde",
abstract = "Simple one-step synthesis of [1]benzothieno[3,2-b][1]benzothiophene (BTBT) from commercially available o-chlorobenzaldehyde is reported. The procedure is also applicable to the synthesis of dinaphtho[2,3-b:2′,3′-f] thieno[3,2-b]thiophene (DNTT).",
author = "Masahiko Saito and Itaru Osaka and Eigo Miyazaki and Kazuo Takimiya and Hirokazu Kuwabara and Masaaki Ikeda",
note = "Funding Information: This work was partially supported by a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan (No. 20350088 ) and Promoting R & D program from Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) of Japan . The measurements of HRMS were made at the Natural Science Center for Basic Research and Development (N-BARD), Hiroshima University. ",
year = "2011",
month = jan,
day = "12",
doi = "10.1016/j.tetlet.2010.11.021",
language = "English",
volume = "52",
pages = "285--288",
journal = "Tetrahedron Letters",
issn = "0040-4039",
publisher = "Elsevier Ltd.",
number = "2",
}