Indium-Catalyzed C−S Cross-Coupling of Aryl Halides with Thiols

Aryl diazonium salt and thioacetamide: a catalyst free, efficient blend of an inexpensive arylating agent with “S” surrogate for sulphide synthesis

Metal free, chemoselective method for C–S, S–S bond formation reactions.

Fe–Cu catalyzed synthesis of symmetrical and unsymmetrical diaryl thioethers using 1,3-benzoxazole-2-thiol as a sulfur surrogate

An efficient Fe–Cu catalyzed approach is herein developed using 1,3-benzoxazole-2-thiol as a thiol surrogate for the synthesis of symmetrical and unsymmetrical diaryl thioethers.

Metal-free catalytic synthesis of diaryl thioethers under mild conditions

A green method for preparing diaryl thioethers in which [DBUH][OAc] plays the catalyst and solvent roles simultaneously.

TBAI–HBr system mediated generation of various thioethers with benzenesulfonyl chlorides in PEG400

An efficient procedure was developed for the synthesis of aryl sulfides in good to excellent yields using TBAI–HBr system promoted direct sulfenylation of various compounds, such as phenols, pyrazolones, indoles and related heteroarenes.

DFT studies on the mechanism of palladium catalyzed arylthiolation of unactive arene to diaryl sulfide

The cleavage of S–N bond prefers to take place via concerted σ-bond metathesis rather than oxidative addition proposed in experiment.

Aerobic copper-catalyzed decarboxylative thiolation

A copper-catalyzed decarboxylative thiolation reaction to furnish aryl sulfides using molecular oxygen as the sole oxidant is described.

One-pot odorless thia-Michael reaction by copper ferrite nanoparticle-catalyzed reaction of elemental sulfur, aryl halides and electron-deficient alkenes

One-pot CuFe₂O₄ catalyzed reaction of aryl halides or boronic acids with sulfur and electron-deficient alkenes for generation of sulfides.

Iodine-mediated thiolation of phenol/phenylamine derivatives and sodium arylsulfinates in neat water

An efficient and convenient protocol for iodine-mediated thiolation of phenols/phenylamines with sodium benzene-sulfinates in water has been achieved.

Metal-Free Preparation of Cycloalkyl Aryl Sulfides via Di-tert-butyl Peroxide-Promoted Oxidative C(sp3)[BOND]H Bond Thiolation of Cycloalkanes

A concise thiolation of C(sp³)-H bond of cycloalkanes with diaryl disulfides in the presence of oxidant of di-tert-butylperoxide (DTBP) has been developed. This reaction without using any of metal catalyst, tolerates varieties of disulfides and cycloalkanes substrates, giving good to excellent chemical yields, which provides a useful approach to cycloalkyl aryl sulfides from unactivated cycloalkanes.

Iron or boron-catalyzed C–H arylthiation of substituted phenols at room temperature

A simple, efficient and environmentally friendly method for iron or boron-catalyzed C–H arylthiation of substituted phenols at room temperature has been developed, and the corresponding diaryl sulfides were prepared in good to excellent yields.

Fabrication of magnetic amino-functionalized nanoparticles for S-arylation of heterocyclic thiols

The aminosilane coupling agent and polyethylene imine-600 were loaded onto magnetic nanoparticles to obtain magnetic nanoligands (MNLs) A, B, C and D.

Efficient silver-catalyzed direct sulfenylation and selenylation of rich arenes

An efficient protocol for silver/copper-cocatalyzed direct sulfenylation and selenylation of arenes with aryl disulfides and diselenides has been developed.

Selective approach to thioesters and thioethers via sp3 C–H activation of methylarenes

Novel CDC approaches for the synthesis of thioesters and thioethers was developed via sp³ C–H activation of methylarenes and subsequent functionalization.