Synlett 2017; 28(07): 841-846
DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1588135
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© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York

Transition-Metal-Free C–N Bond Activation: Synthesis of α,α-Bis(arylthio) Aldehydes

Xu-Hong Gao
College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, P. R. of China   Email: dcl78@wzu.edu.cn
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Wei Xu
College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, P. R. of China   Email: dcl78@wzu.edu.cn
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Xing-Guo Zhang
College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, P. R. of China   Email: dcl78@wzu.edu.cn
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Chen-Liang Deng*
College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, P. R. of China   Email: dcl78@wzu.edu.cn
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Publication History

Received: 01 November 2016

Accepted after revision: 13 December 2016

Publication Date:
07 March 2017 (online)


Abstract

A novel and convenient tandem reaction of I2-catalzyed C–N bond activation of tertiary amines and subsequent aryl thiolation has been explored. A variety of disulfides and series of tertiary amines were efficiently converted into the corresponding α,α-bis(arylthio) aldehydes in moderate to good yields. The reaction proceeded well under transition-metal-free conditions via a C–N activation process.

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