The present invention discloses two dithieno[2,3-b:2',3'-d]
thiophene preparation methods. The method 1 comprises: adopting 2,3'-dibromo-3,2'-bithiophene as a
raw material, and carrying out t-BuLi double
bromine lithium exchange and thiolizing
reagent (PhSO2)2S ring closure to prepare the dithieno[2,3-b:2',3'-d]
thiophene; or adopting 5,5'-bis(
trimethylsilyl)-2,3'-dibromo-3,2'-bithiophene as a
raw material, carrying out double
bromine lithium exchange through n-BuLi, and thiolizing
reagent (PhSO2)2S ring closure, and removing
trimethylsilyl through
trifluoroacetic acid to prepare the dithieno[2,3-b:2',3'-d]
thiophene. The method 2 comprises: adopting 3-bromo-2,3'-bithiophene as a
raw material, carrying out n-BuLi
bromine lithium exchange while carrying out selective competition of protons, and carrying out thiolizing
reagent (PhSO2)2S ring closure to prepare the dithieno[2,3-b:2',3'-d]thiophene; or adopting 3-bromo-5-(
trimethylsilyl)-2,3'-bithiophene as a raw material, carrying out n-BuLi bromine lithium exchange while carrying out selective competition of protons, carrying out thiolizing reagent (PhSO2)2S ring closure and removing trimethylsilyl through
trifluoroacetic acid to prepare the dithieno[2,3-b:2',3'-d]thiophene. According to the present invention, the synthesis process has
operability,
reaction conditions relate to no water, no
oxygen and low temperature, and the method is suitable for
laboratory scale preparation.