Dedicated to Prof. Dr. Štefan Toma on the occasion of his 85th birthday
This review summarizes the more recent methods (since 2015) for the synthesis of thioethers
using homogeneous metals as catalysts. The thioether moiety can be found in numerous
compounds for pharmaceutical, agricultural, or material applications and it is therefore
important to develop new, efficient methods for their synthesis. The recent efforts
in this field focus on the use of non-precious metal catalysts, as well as on the
development of new bond-forming processes.
Key words
thioethers - sulfides - homogeneous catalysis - coupling - hydrothiolation - C–H activation
- decarbonylation