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Synthesis 1993; 1993(1): 47-50
DOI: 10.1055/s-1993-25789
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Thioalkylation of Reactive Aromatic Compounds with α-(Benzotriazol-1-yl)benzyl Phenyl Sulfide

Alan R. Katritzky* , Linghong Xie, Amir S. Afridi, Wei-Qiang Fan, Wojciech Kuzmierkiewicz
  • *Department of Chemistry and Center for Heterocyclic Compounds, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611-2046, USA
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17 September 2002 (online)

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1-[α-(Phenylthio)benzyl]- and 1-[(4-methylphenyl)(phenylthio)-methyl]benzotriazole, readily available from benzotriazole, an aldehyde and thiophenol, react with a variety of active aromatic compounds under mild conditions to give the thioalkylation products in moderate to good yields.