There are a number of alternative methods used to make this heterocycle and these have been reviewed.[2][3] The crystal structure of the compound was determined in 1951, when it had the common name piazthiol(e).[4]
Reactions
The extent of the aromaticity of the compound was examined by a study of its proton NMR spectrum and comparison with naphthalene, which allowed the conclusion that it and related oxygen and selenium heterocycles did behave as 10-electron systems in which the 2-heteroatom contributed its lone pair to the ring current, in accordance with Hückel's rule.[5]
As a result, 2,1,3-benzothiadiazole undergoes the standard chemistry of aromatic compounds, for example readily forming nitro[1] and chloro derivatives.[6] The chemistry of this heterocycle and its simple derivatives has been reviewed.[7]
Under reducing conditions, 2,1,3-benzothiadiazoles can be converted back to the 1,2-diaminobenzene compounds from which they were prepared. This can be a useful way to protect a pair of reactive amino groups while other transformations are performed in the benzene ring to which they are attached.[8]
Bromination of 2,1,3-Benzothiadiazole is commonly performed to synthesize 4,7-dibromo-2,1,3-benzothiadiazole. This derivative is extensively used as building block in the design and synthesis of larger molecules and conductive polymers via Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reactions.[9]
Derivatives
2,1,3-Benzothiadiazole derivatives containing carbazole units have been found to be luminiscent, with high emission intensity and quantum efficiency.[10]
Different π-extended molecular systems based on 2,1,3-benzothiadiazole have been built to study fundamental structure–property relationships.[8] One example of this type of oligomer consist of extended thiophene building blocks as electron donors and 2,1,3-benzothiadiazole as electron aceptor. This oligomer was synthesized using a Sonogashira cross-coupling reaction and it showed low HOMO–LUMO gaps which could be interesting for organic semiconductor applications.[11]
Asymmetric derivatives with diphenylamine donors, cyanoacrylic acid acceptors and thiophene linkers bridged by a 2,1,3-benzothiadiazole have been designed as organic dyes with improved charge separation properties[12] when compared to classic cyanine[13] and hemicyanine[14] dyes.
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^ abcNeto, Brenno A. D.; Lapis, Alexandre A. M.; da Silva Júnior, Eufrânio N.; Dupont, Jairton (January 2013). "2,1,3-Benzothiadiazole and Derivatives: Synthesis, Properties, Reactions, and Applications in Light Technology of Small Molecules". European Journal of Organic Chemistry. 2013 (2): 228–255. doi:10.1002/ejoc.201201161.