Collect. Czech. Chem. Commun. 1998, 63, 681-697
https://doi.org/10.1135/cccc19980681

Diels-Alder Reactions of [1]Benzothieno[3,2-b]furan

Pavel Pihera, Jaroslav Paleček and Jiří Svoboda

Department of Organic Chemistry, Prague Institute of Chemical Technology, 166 28 Prague 6, Czech Republic

Abstract

[1]Benzothieno[3,2-b]furan reacts with substituted dienes 2 as a dienophile under formation of substituted tetrahydro[1]benzothieno[3,2-b][1]benzofuran derivatives 3-14. The cycloaddition is endo-stereoselective. Aromatization of the products leads to a series of new fused [1]benzothieno[3,2-b][1]benzofurans 17-24. The 1H NMR spectra of the new compounds were fully assigned.

Keywords: Fused heterocycles; [1]Benzothieno[3,2-b]furan; Dienophiles; Diels–Alder reaction; Aromatization; Regioselectivity; NMR spectra.