Synthesis 2016; 48(18): 3087-3096
DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1561629
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Catalyst-Free, Regioselective Ring Opening of Donor–Acceptor Cyclopropanes: Synthesis of Functionalized Mono- and Disulfides

Purushothaman Gopinath
Department of Organic Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India   Email: scn@orgchem.iisc.ernet.in
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Srinivasan Chandrasekaran*
Department of Organic Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India   Email: scn@orgchem.iisc.ernet.in
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Publication History

Received: 24 February 2016

Accepted after revision: 04 April 2016

Publication Date:
13 May 2016 (online)


Abstract

Interesting sulfur compounds such as monosulfides, symmetrical disulfides, unsymmetrical disulfides, and other 1,3-bifunctionalized compounds were synthesized using benzyltriethylammonium tetrathiomolybdate, [BnNEt3]2MoS4, as the sulfur transfer reagent via regioselective ring opening of donor–acceptor cyclopropanes without the addition of any catalyst.

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