The invention relates to a preparation method of dithiophene-[2, 3-b; 3`, 2`-d]
thiophene, comprising the following steps of: (1) preparing [3, 3`]-bithiophene through the
bromine-
lithium exchange to 3-bromo-
thiophene and the oxidative
coupling to
copper chloride; (2) preparing 2, 2`-dibromo-[3, 3`] bithiophene with high yield through the bromation to the prepared [3, 3`]-bithiophene with N-
bromosuccinimide NBS; (3) producing 2, 2`-dibromo-5, 5`-bis(
trimethylsilyl)-[3, 3`]-bithiophene by protecting the 2, 2`-dibromo-[3, 3`] bithiophene with a TMS group; (4) preparing 2, 5-bis(
trimethylsilyl)-dithiophene-[2, 3-b; 3`, 2`-d]
thiophene by implementing the
bromine-
lithium exchange and sulfo-ring closure to the 2, 2`-dibromo-5, 5`-bis(
trimethylsilyl)-[3, 3`]-bithiophene; and (5) producing dithiophene-[2, 3-b; 3`, 2`-d] thiophene through the de-protection to the 2, 5- bis(trimethylsilyl)-dithiophene-[2, 3-b; 3`, 2`-d] thiophene with
trifluoroacetic acid. The method adopts a group TMS assistant in dissolving to protect Alpha active sites of thiophene rings, thereby effectively reducing the generation of
side reaction, and increasing the preparation yield of dithiophene-[2, 3-b: 3`, 2`-d] thiophene compounds by 40 to 47 percent.