Dialkylation of diethyl 3,4-dihydroxythiophenedicarboxylate followed by ester hydrolysis and acid decarboxylation provides a general route to 3,4-dialkoxythiophenes.
Dialkylation of diethyl 3,4-dihydroxythiophenedicarboxylate followed by ester hydrolysis and acid decarboxylation provides a general route to 3,4-dialkoxythiophenes.