3,4-Dimethoxythiophene

Chemical Properties

Colorless to yellow to orange liquid

Uses

Building block in the synthesis of an N₂S₂-N₄ porphyrin dyad used to study photoinduced energy transfer.

Uses

3,4-Dimethoxythiophene is used as an electronic materials intermediate. It is used as a starting material in the synthesis of porphyrin dyad which is used to study photoinduced energy transfer.

Synthesis Reference(s)

Journal of the American Chemical Society, 73, p. 2956, 1951 DOI: 10.1021/ja01150a525

General Description

3,4-Dimethoxythiophene (DMOT) is a monomer and a precursor which can be synthesized by ring closure reaction of 2,3-dimethoxy-1,3-butadiene and sulfur dichloride in hexane medium. It is an oligothiphene that is majorly used in the development of electroactive materials for organic electronics based applications.