Synthesis
DOI: 10.1055/a-2515-0351
paper
C–S Bond Forming and Cleaving Reactions

Doyle–Kirmse Reaction of S-Allyl and S-Propargyl Phosphorothioates

Laurine Tual
,
Charlou Rognan
,
Timothé Maujean
,
Romain Pertschi
,
Nicolas Girard
,
Gaëlle Blond
,
Mihaela Gulea
The authors acknowledge the financial support from the Ministère de l’Enseignement Supérieur et de la Recherche (doctoral grant to L.T. and C.R.), the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) and the University of Strasbourg. This work has been published under the framework of the IdEx Unistra and benefits from a funding from the state managed by the Agence Nationale de la Recherche (French National­ Research Agency) as part of the Investments for the Future Program (postdoctoral grant to T.M.).


Abstract

The Doyle–Kirmse reaction represents a powerful synthetic tool for forming both C–S and C–C bonds in a single process. The rhodium-catalyzed Doyle–Kirmse reaction of S-allyl and S-propargyl phosphorothioates with diazoesters has been developed and represents a rare example involving substrates bearing an electron-withdrawing group on the sulfur atom. The transformation takes place at room temperature, in only 5 minutes, and leads via a [2,3]-sigmatropic rearrangement of the sulfonium ylide intermediate to the corresponding S-homoallyl or S-homoallenyl phosphorothioates in yields ranging from 25% to 92% (19 examples).

Supporting Information



Publication History

Received: 22 November 2024

Accepted after revision: 11 January 2025

Accepted Manuscript online:
11 January 2025

Article published online:
25 February 2025

© 2025. Thieme. All rights reserved

Georg Thieme Verlag KG
Oswald-Hesse-Straße 50, 70469 Stuttgart, Germany