- Ni-Catalyzed Aryl Sulfide Synthesis through an Aryl Exchange Reaction
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A Ni-catalyzed aryl sulfide synthesis through an aryl exchange reaction between aryl sulfides and a variety of aryl electrophiles was developed. By using 2-pyridyl sulfide as a sulfide donor, this reaction achieved the synthesis of aryl sulfides without using odorous and toxic thiols. The use of a Ni/dcypt catalyst capable of cleaving and forming aryl-S bonds was important for the aryl exchange reaction between 2-pyridyl sulfides and aryl electrophiles, which include aromatic esters, arenol derivatives, and aryl halides. Mechanistic studies revealed that Ni/dcypt can simultaneously undergo oxidative additions of aryl sulfides and aromatic esters, followed by ligand exchange between the generated aryl-Ni-SR and aryl-Ni-OAr species to furnish aryl exchanged compounds.
- Isshiki, Ryota,Kurosawa, Miki B.,Muto, Kei,Yamaguchi, Junichiro
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p. 10333 - 10340
(2021/07/21)
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- Nickel-Catalyzed Reversible Functional Group Metathesis between Aryl Nitriles and Aryl Thioethers
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We describe a new functional group metathesis between aryl nitriles and aryl thioethers. The catalytic system nickel/dcype is essential to achieve this fully reversible transformation in good to excellent yields. Furthermore, the cyanide- and thiol-free reaction shows high functional group tolerance and great efficiency for the late-stage derivatization of commercial molecules. Finally, synthetic applications demonstrate its versatility and utility in multistep synthesis.
- Delcaillau, Tristan,Boehm, Philip,Morandi, Bill
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p. 3723 - 3728
(2021/04/07)
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- Identification of MsrA homologues for the preparation of (R)-sulfoxides at high substrate concentrations
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Here we report a methionine sulfoxide reductase A (MsrA) homologue with extremely high substrate tolerance and a wide substrate scope for the biocatalytic preparation of enantiopure sulfoxides. This MsrA homologue which was obtained from Pseudomonas alcaliphila (named paMsrA) showed good activity and enantioselectivity towards a series of aryl methyl/ethyl sulfoxides 1a-1k, with electron-withdrawing or electron-donating substituents at the aromatic ring. Chiral sulfoxides in the R configuration were prepared with approximately 50% of yield and up to 99% enantiomeric excess through the asymmetric reductive resolution of racemic sulfoxide catalyzed by the recombinant paMsrA protein. More importantly, kinetic resolution has been successfully accomplished with high enantioselectivity (E > 200) at initial substrate concentrations up to 320 mM (approximately 45 g L-1), which represents a great improvement in the aspect of the substrate concentration for the biocatalytic preparation of chiral sulfoxides.
- Yang, Jiawei,Wen, Yuanmei,Peng, Liaotian,Chan, Yu,Cheng, Xiaoling,Chen, Yongzheng
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p. 3381 - 3388
(2019/04/01)
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- One-Pot Two-Step Synthesis of Aryl Sulfur Compounds by Photoinduced Reactions of Thiourea Anion with Aryl Halides
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(Equation presented) The photoinduced reactions of aryl halides with the thiourea anion afford arene thiolate ions in DMSO. These species without isolation, and by a subsequent aliphatic nucleophilic substitution, S RN1 reaction, oxidation, or protonation, yield aryl methyl sulfides, diaryl sulfides, diaryl disulfides, and aryl thiols with good yields (50-80%). This is a simple and convenient approach which involves the use of the commercially available and inexpensive thiourea in a one-pot two-step process for the synthesis of aromatic sulfur compounds.
- Argueello, Juan E.,Schmidt, Luciana C.,Penenory, Alicia B.
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p. 4133 - 4136
(2007/10/03)
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- Alkyl- and Arylthiodediazoniations of Dry Arenediazonium o-Benzenedisulfonimides. Efficient and Safe Modifications of the Stadler and Ziegler Reactions to Prepare Alkyl Aryl and Diaryl Sulfides
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The reaction between dry arenediazonium o-benzenedisulfonimides 1 and sodium thiolates in anhydrous methanol represents an efficient and safe procedure, of general validity, for the preparation of unfunctionalized or variously functionalized alkyl aryl and diaryl sulfides. As a rule, the reaction temperature was maintained at 0-5°C for the alkylthiodediazoniations and at room temperature (20-25°C) for the arylthiodediazoniations. The sulfide yields are generally high; of the 63 considered examples, 43 gave yields greater than 80% and 13 were between 70% and 80%. Lower yields were obtained only when sterically hindered diazonium salts or thiols were used. A good amount of the o-benzenedisulfonimide (8) was always recovered from the reactions and could be reused to prepare salts 1. The copious experimental data collected in homogeneous conditions have offered several starting points for the study of the mechanism of these reactions.
- Barbero, Margherita,Degani, Iacopo,Diulgheroff, Nicola,Dughera, Stefano,Fochi, Rita,Migliaccio, Mara
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p. 5600 - 5608
(2007/10/03)
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- Alkylation Reactions by Means of Alkanols and Carbon Monoxide: An Efficient Synthesis of Thioethers and of Caffeine from Theophylline
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The reaction of sodium or potassium thiolates with alkanols and carbon monoxide provides a versatile route to produce thioethers in excellent yields.By analogy, the potassium salt of theophylline suffers a nearly quantitative conversion to caffeine when heated with methanol under CO pressure.The mechanism of these alkylation reactions is discussed. - Key Words: Nucleophilic alkylation / Thioethers / Caffeine / Carbon monoxide / Alkanols
- Bott, Kaspar
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p. 1955 - 1956
(2007/10/02)
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