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DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-817757
Chemistry of Tetrathiomolybdate and Tetraselenotungstate: Applications in Carbohydrate and Peptide Chemistry
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Publication Date:
10 February 2004 (online)
Introduction
The reagents, benzyltriethylammonium tetrathiomolybdate, [BnNEt3]2MoS4 1 [1] and tetraethylammonium tetraselenotungstate [Et4N]2WSe4 2 have been shown to be useful for sulfur and selenium transfer reactions respectively in organic synthesis. Preparation of disulfides from alkyl halides, [2] ring opening of epoxides, [3] tandem sulfur transfer-reduction-Michael addition [4] in one step, reduction of aryl azides to amines [5] and alkyl azides to imines [5] have been reported from our laboratory using the reagent tetrathiomolybdate 1. Tetrathiomolybdate 1 is also used for the selective deprotection of propargyloxycarbonyl (Poc) protective group for amines [6] in peptides and for alcohols [7] in carbohydrate chemistry. Recently, regioselective reduction of anomeric azides [8] to amines using the reagent 1 has been reported. Reagent 1 has also been used, as a sulfur transfer reagent, for the synthesis of phosphorothioate oligonucleotides. [9] Large quantities of 1 can be prepared from ammonium tetrathiomolybdate and benzyltriethylammonium chloride. [2a]
On the other hand tetraselenotungstate 2 has been used for the formation of diselenides [10] form alkyl halides and in the synthesis of diselenides of several amino acid deirvatives [11] from the corresponding halides or activated alcohols. The reagent 2 can be prepared from K2Se3 and W(CO)6 in DMF. [10] [12]
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