A mancude organic heterotricyclic parent that consists of a thiophene ring flanked by two benzene rings ortho-fused across the 2,3- and 4,5-positions.
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• Lithiation occurs at the 4-position (ortho to the S atom). The lithio-derivative reacts with electrophiles, such as bromine: J. Am. Chem. Soc., 76, 5786 (1954).