Van Jaarsveld, Nina AllettaLiles, David C.Lotz, Simon2010-11-152010-11-152010-05Van Jaarsveld, NA, Liles, DC & Lotz, S 2010, 'Thiophene decorated with Fischer carbene ligands', Dalton Transactions, vol. 39, pp. 5777-5779. [www.rsc.org/dalton]1477-922610.1039/c0dt00301hhttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/15273The activation of a section, or of all the carbons of thiophene by bromine in lithium–halogen exchange reactions, was implemented in a step-wise manner to facilitate the preparation of novel multiple Fischer carbene-bearing thiophene compounds.en© The Royal Society of Chemistry 2010.Fischer carbene ligandsThiophenesCarbenes (Methylene compounds)Article