3,7-Dibromodibenzothiophene 5,5-dioxide

3,7-Dibromodibenzothiophene 5,5-dioxide (DBTDO) has a chemical structure of 4,4'-dibromo-1,1'-biphenyl with a Sulfonyl (SO2) bridge. With a structure that is topologically similar to that of fluorene, dibenzothiophene-S,S-dioxide is an electron-deficient moiety due to the electron-withdrawing character of the SO2 group.

With a rigid structure and excellent electron deficiency, 3,7-dibromodibenzothiophene 5,5-dioxide has been widely used as the building block for the electron acceptor moiety to form D–A type conjugated oligomers or polymers with high photocatalytic activity. In addition, due to the good hydrophilic nature of the dibenzothiophene dioxide group, the introduction can improve the dispersion of the targeting function materials in the aqueous solution, thereby improving the photocatalytic hydrogen evolution activity.

3,7-dibromodibenzothiophene 5,5-dioxide is prepared by brominating dibenzothiophene 5,5-dioxide with N-Bromosuccinimide (NBS) in concentrated sulfuric acid.

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3,7-Dibromodibenzothiophene 5,5-dioxide MSDS sheet

Literature and Reviews

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