Photochemical and electrochemical behavior of thiophene-S-oxides

Thies Thiemann, Daisuke Ohira, Kazuya Arima, Tsuyoshi Sawada, Shuntaro Mataka, Frank Marken, Richard G. Compton, Steven D. Bull, Stephen G. Davies

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Abstract

The photochemical and electrochemical behavior of thiophene-S-oxides as a class was studied for the first time. It was shown that in both cases deoxygenation of the S-O functionality takes place. The outcome of the photoirradiation is very dependent on the substituent pattern of the starting material. Thiophene-S-oxides show different reduction behaviors in presence and absence of proton donors. In the absence of proton donors the reduction potential of the compounds is dependent on the substituents of the molecules. In the presence of proton donors, the substituents play a less significant role and a number of thiophene-S-oxides were reduced electrochemically to the corresponding thiophenes in presence of a 10-fold excess of benzoic acid.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)648-653
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Physical Organic Chemistry
Volume13
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2000

Keywords

  • Cyclovoltammetry
  • Deoxygenation
  • Electrochemistry
  • Photochemistry
  • Reduction
  • Thiophene-s-oxides
  • Thiophenes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Organic Chemistry

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