title: Ascorbate mediated copper catalyzed reductive cross-coupling of disulfides with aryl iodides.
abstract: The concept of using ascorbic acid as a mediator/ reducing agent in a Cu(I) catalyzed process is introduced and further demonstrated on a cross-coupling reaction of aryl iodides with disulfides.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Flemingovo nám. 2, 166 10 Praha 6, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Marek
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Martinek
authors.forename: Michal
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Korf
authors.forename: Jiri
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Srogl