Reactivity study of 4-hydroxydithiocoumarin/4-hydroxythiocoumarin with vinyl ether/cyclic vinyl ether: synthesis of fused novel thiophene derivatives using CuO nanoparticles

Key Points

• The research aims to explore the reactivity of 4-hydroxydithiocoumarin with vinyl ethers to synthesize thiophene derivatives.
• Conducted a reactivity study using 4-hydroxydithiocoumarin and vinyl ether.
• Utilized CuO nanoparticles as a catalyst in DMSO.
• Performed DFT calculations to understand the reaction mechanism.
• Successfully synthesized fused thiophene derivatives.
• Outlined a novel synthetic route using the mentioned reactants and catalyst.