Diels-Alder Reaction of 1,3-Diarylbenzo[c]furans with Thiophene S,S-Dioxide/Indenone Derivatives: A Facile Preparation of Substituted Dibenzothiophene S,S-Dioxides and Fluorenones

One pot syntheses of substituted dibenzothiophene S,S-dioxides and fluorenones were successfully by Diels-Alder reaction of benzo[c]furans with thiophene S,S-dioxides and indenones, respectively. Photophysical properties of representative seven- and nine-membered dibenzothiophene S,S-dioxide acenes were also reported.