Waste-Free Swift Synthesis of Symmetrical and Unsymmetrical Diarylmethyl Thioethers from Diaryl Carbinols

Abstract

A waste-free and swift protocol to synthesize symmetrical and unsymmetrical diarylmethyl thioethers from diaryl carbinols and thiols in good to quantitative yields is reported. The thiol scope included alkyl and aryl thiols bearing electron-donating and electron-withdrawing groups. Short reaction time, high atom economy, inexpensive activator, free from workup and aryl halides, and gram-scale synthesis are the significant features of the new protocol.

Key words

thioetherification - diarylmethyl thioethers - diaryl - carbinols - high atom economy - Lewis acid activator

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