We report on three different liquid crystalline compounds with a central septithiophene core and alkylated end groups of strongly increasing bulkiness. In principle, the thiophene cores prefer to pack parallel to optimize their π-π interactions, which becomes sterically impossible for the bulkier end groups. Using X-ray diffraction, we find that the way out of this packing dilemma is toward liq...

We demonstrate a new synthetic strategy to cyclophanes containing thiophene and indole moieties via Grignard addition, Fischer indolization and ring-closing metathesis as key steps.

Three biomimetic 2Fe2S complexes [{(micro-SCH2)2NCH2(2-C4H3O)}](Fe2(CO)6), [{(micro-SCH2)2 NCH2(2-C4H3S)}](Fe2(CO)6) and [{(micro-SCH2)2NCH2(5-Br-2-C4H2S)}Fe2(CO)6] were prepared as models for the active site of Fe-only hydrogenase by the convergent process from [(micro-S2)Fe2(CO)6] and N,N-bis(hydromethyl)-2-furan and thiophene. The structures of these complexes were identified spectroscopical...

The molecules of the title compound, C(12)H(6)N(2)S(4), lie on centres of symmetry. The thiophene and thiazole rings are almost planar and their planes make a dihedral angle of 1.68 (8) degrees. In the crystal structure, there is a relatively short intermolecular S...S contact distance of 3.5786 (9) A.

Charge transport properties of thiophene, thiazole and thiazolothiazole based oligomers have been studied using electronic structure calculations. The charge transport parameters such as charge transfer integral and site energy are calculated through matrix elements of Kohn-Sham Hamiltonian. The reorganization energy for the presence of excess positive and negative charges and rate of charge tr...

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The title compound, C(4)H(2)INO(2)S, was synthesized by nitration of iodo-thio-phene with acetyl nitrate. The molecule is essentially planar, withthe nitro group tilted by 1.78 (19)° and the iodine atom displaced by 0.0233 (2) Å with respect to the thiophene ring. In the crystal structure, adjacent mol-ecules are linked through weak I⋯O inter-actions [3.039 (2)Å], forming chains extending along...

Heterocyclic drugs can be cross-coupled with functionalized thiophene derivatives under dehydrogenative conditions using Pd-catalysts. Upon reductive desulfurization an alkyl linker is introduced with a functional group at its terminus, which will allow the immobilization of the drug molecule onto a solid support for chemical proteomics.

BACKGROUND Due to their interesting and versatile biological activity, thiophene-containing compounds have attracted the attention of both chemists and medicinal chemists. Some of these compounds have anticancer, antibacterial, antiviral, and antioxidant activity. In addition, the thiophene nucleus has been used in the synthesis of a variety of heterocyclic compounds. RESULTS In the present w...

We report the synthesis and characterization of covalent organic frameworks (COFs) incorporating thiophene-based building blocks. We show that these are amenable to reticular synthesis, and that bent ditopic monomers, such as 2,5-thiophenediboronic acid, are defect-prone building blocks that are susceptible to synthetic variations during COF synthesis. The synthesis and characterization of an u...