Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2016, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (2): 269.doi: 10.7503/cjcu20150465

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Metal-free Thiolation of C(sp3)—S Bond Adjacent to an Oxygen Atom

YAN Dong, TONG Mengliang*()   

  1. Hunan Chemical Vocational Technology College, Zhuzhou 412004, China
  • Received:2015-06-12 Online:2016-02-10 Published:2016-01-14
  • Contact: TONG Mengliang E-mail:13973327103@163.com
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    † Supported by the Scientific Research Fund of Hunan Provincial Education Department, China(Nos.13C236, 15C0464)

Abstract:

The formation of C—S bonds is one of the most important transformations in organic chemistry due to the high prevalence of sulfur-containing molecules of biological and pharmaceutical relevance. Cross-dehydrogenative coupling(CDC) is more atom economical and environmentally friendly than traditional cross-coupling reactions. A facile and transition metal-free methodology for construction of C(sp3)—S bond was herein reported. With ditertbutyl peroxide(DTBP) as oxidant and thiophenol as thioetherification regent under 120 ℃, the high atom-efficiency and selective system offered the thiobenzylethers as products in acceptable to good yields. These new compounds were characterized via infrared(IR), nuclear magnetic resonance(NMR), and mass spectrometry(MS). The possible mechanism for the reaction was suggested as followed: benzyl ethers was oxidized by DTBP to generate intermediates A, which further reacted with thiophenol to form desired products. This direct thiolation method is a new protocol for the construction of C—S bonds, which might be very valuable and attractive in sulfur chemistry and radical chemistry.

Key words: Metal free, C—H activation, Thiolation, Thiobenzylether

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