Synthesis 2018; 50(11): 2247-2254
DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1591569
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© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York

Copper-Catalyzed S-Arylation of Arylthioureas by Using Diaryl­iodonium Salts

Hui Zhu
a   School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430205, P. R. of China   Email: dzb04982@wit.edu.cn
,
Xing Liu
a   School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430205, P. R. of China   Email: dzb04982@wit.edu.cn
,
Yu Cheng
a   School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430205, P. R. of China   Email: dzb04982@wit.edu.cn
,
Han-Ying Peng
a   School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430205, P. R. of China   Email: dzb04982@wit.edu.cn
,
Yue-Sheng Li*
b   Nonpower Nuclear Technology Collaborative Innovation Center, Hubei University of Science & Technology, Xianning 437100, P. R. of China   Email: frank78929@163.com
,
Zhi-Bing Dong*
a   School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430205, P. R. of China   Email: dzb04982@wit.edu.cn
› Author Affiliations
We are thankful for support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21302150, 11405050), Foundation of Chen-Guang Program from Hubei Association for Science and Technology, Foundation of Chutian Distinguished Fellow from Hubei Provincial Department of Education, and Foundation of High-end Talent Cultivation Program from Wuhan Institute of Technology.
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Publication History

Received: 15 February 2018

Accepted after revision: 19 March 2018

Publication Date:
25 April 2018 (online)


Abstract

A convenient and efficient copper-catalyzed S-arylation of arylthioureas using diaryliodonium salts is reported. The desired arylisothioureas were synthesized in good yields in the presence of CuCl as catalyst and K2CO3 as base, and a wide variety of functional groups on the arylthioureas and diaryliodonium salts were tolerated. The protocol affords an alternative synthesis of some potentially useful biological and pharmaceutical compounds.

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