title: Cobalt-catalyzed aryl-sulfur bond formation.
abstract: A new cobalt-catalyzed coupling of aryl halides with thiophenols and alkanethiols is reported. A variety of aryl sulfides can be prepared in excellent yields under mild reaction conditions using 1-2 mol % of CoI2(dppe) and Zn. This new cobalt-catalyzed coupling represents an interesting addition to previously known methods to synthesize thioethers. [reaction: see text].
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Ying-Chieh
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: Thiruvellore Thatai
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Jayanth
authors.forename: Chien-Hong
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Cheng