Thiolate-Initiated Synthesis of Dibenzothiophenes from 2,2′-Bis(methylthio)-1,1′-Biaryl Derivatives through Cleavage of Two Carbon–Sulfur Bonds

Yoshihiro Masuya; Yuki Kawashima; Takuya Kodama; Naoto Chatani; Mamoru Tobisu

doi:10.1055/s-0037-1611974

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Synlett 2019; 30(17): 1995-1999
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1611974

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Thiolate-Initiated Synthesis of Dibenzothiophenes from 2,2′-Bis(methylthio)-1,1′-Biaryl Derivatives through Cleavage of Two Carbon–Sulfur Bonds

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Yoshihiro Masuya
Yuki Kawashima
Takuya Kodama
Naoto Chatani*
Mamoru Tobisu *

Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan eMail: chatani@chem.eng.osaka-u.ac.jp eMail: tobisu@chem.eng.osaka-u.ac.jp

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Abstract

A catalytic reaction involving the cleavage of two carbon–sulfur bonds in 2,2′-bis(methylthio)-1,1′-biaryl derivatives is reported. This reaction does not require a transition-metal catalyst and is promoted by a thiolate anion. Notably, based on DFT calculations, the product-forming cyclization step is shown to proceed through a concerted nucleophilic aromatic substitution (CS_NAr) mechanism.

Key words

C–S cleavage - C–O cleavage - metathesis - thiophene

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12 A pathway initiated by a single electron transfer from NaSMe to 1a is unlikely, because this process was found to be endothermic by 66.3 kcal/mol. See Supporting Information for details.

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