Synthesis 2013; 45(21): 2977-2982
DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1338525
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© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York

Copper-Catalyzed Selective Single Arylsulfanylation of Aryl Diiodides with Aryl Thiols

Authors

  • Yunyun Liu

    a   College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, P. R. of China
  • Hang Wang

    a   College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, P. R. of China
  • Xiaoji Cao

    b   Research Centre of Analysis and Measurement, Zhejiang University of Technology, 18 Chaowang Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310014, P. R. of China   Fax: +86(791)88120380   Email: wanjieping@jxnu.edu.cn
  • Zheng Fang

    a   College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, P. R. of China
  • Jie-Ping Wan*

    a   College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, P. R. of China
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Publication History

Received: 03 July 2013

Accepted after revision: 12 August 2013

Publication Date:
02 September 2013 (online)


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Abstract

Selective single arylsulfanylation reactions of aryl diiodides with aryl or hetaryl thiols to give a broad array of iodine-functionalized sulfides were developed. Further elaboration of the iodine-containing products to provide a variety of aryl and hetaryl sulfides through coupling reactions was also demonstrated.

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