Synthesis of 3,4-Ethylenedioxythiophene (EDOT) from (Z)-but-2-ene-1,4-diol or but-2-yne-1,4-diol
3,4-Ethylenedioxythiophene (EDOT) was synthesized from commercially available (Z)-but-2-ene-1,4-diol or but-2-yne-1,4-diol using epoxidation, etherification, and thiophene formation. The Japan Institute of Heterocyclic Chemistry.