Synlett 2020; 31(01): 83-86
DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1691493
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© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York

Air-Induced Disulfenylation of Alkenes: Facile Synthesis of Vicinal Dithioethers

Guodian Yu
,
Yingcong Ou
,
Danyao Chen
,
Yuanting Huang
,
Yan Yan
,
Qian Chen
This research was supported by the Science and Technology Planning Project of Guangdong Province (No. 2017A010103044), the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province (No. 2017A030313071), the National Undergraduate Training Program for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (No. 201911845133), and the 100 Young Talents Program of Guangdong University of Technology (No. 220413506).
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Publication History

Received: 10 September 2019

Accepted after revision: 05 November 2019

Publication Date:
19 November 2019 (online)


Abstract

A novel disulfenylation of alkenes with thiophenols and their corresponding disulfides by using air as the oxidant has been achieved. This transformation provides a facile and practical protocol for the synthesis of vicinal dithioethers under mild conditions.

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