The Michael addition of aldehydes to α,β-unsaturated ketones (or their Mannich base precursors) developed by Stetter1 has been applied to the synthesis of 1,4-diketones containing one or more thiophene rings. These diketones could be cyclized in high yields to terthienyls.
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