Two (thieno[3,2-b]thiophene) and three annulated thiophenes (dithieno[2,3-b;3′,2′-d]thiophene and dithieno[3,2-b;2′,3′-d]thiophene) were employed as building blocks to synthesize linear or semi-circular chelated mononuclear ...

Access to multicarbene complexes of a fused thienothiophene substrate was obtained by the use of the tetrabrominated thieno[2,3-b]thiophene precursor in a lithium–bromide exchange reaction, followed by nucleophilic attack ...

Transmetallation of group 6 thienylene Fischer carbene complexes to PtII precursors yielded new examples of neutral platinum(II) bisethoxycarbene complexes with either 2-thienyl (T) or 5-thieno[2,3-b]thienylene (TT) carbene ...