title: Synthesis of thioesters from carboxylic acids via acyloxyphosphonium intermediates with benzyltriethylammonium tetrathiomolybdate as the sulfur transfer reagent.
abstract: An efficient protocol is reported for the synthesis of thioesters from carboxylic acids with use of acyloxy phosphonium salts as intermediates and benzyltriethylammonium tetrathiomolybdate as the sulfur transfer reagent.
authors.affiliation: Department of Organic Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India.
authors.forename: Purushothaman
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gopinath
authors.forename: Ravindran Sasitha
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Vidyarini
authors.forename: Srinivasan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chandrasekaran
mesh_terms: D002264:Carboxylic Acids / Q000737:chemistry*; D004952:Esters; D007202:Indicators and Reagents / Q000737:chemistry; D008982:Molybdenum / Q000737:chemistry*; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D000644:Quaternary Ammonium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D013455:Sulfur / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D002264:Carboxylic Acids; D004952:Esters; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds; D000644:Quaternary Ammonium Compounds; C000168:benzyltrimethylammonium; D013455:Sulfur; D008982:Molybdenum