title: Synthesis of vinyl sulfides by copper-catalyzed decarboxylative C-S cross-coupling.
abstract: A novel method for the synthesis of vinyl sulfides by the decarboxylative cross-coupling of arylpropiolic acids with thiols using copper(I) salts as catalysts has been developed. In the presence of CuI and Cs(2)CO(3), a variety of thiols reacted with arylpropiolic acids to afford the corresponding vinyl sulfides in good to excellent yields with high stereoselectivity for Z-isomers.
authors: Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, Singapore 117543.
authors: Sadananda
authors: S
authors: Ranjit
authors: Zhongyu
authors: Z
authors: Duan
authors: Pengfei
authors: P
authors: Zhang
authors: Xiaogang
authors: X
authors: Liu
mesh_terms: D002244:Carbon / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry*; D003653:Decarboxylation; D015394:Molecular Structure; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D013440:Sulfides / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D013455:Sulfur / Q000737:chemistry*; D014753:Vinyl Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis*
chemical_list: D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds; D013440:Sulfides; D014753:Vinyl Compounds; D013455:Sulfur; D002244:Carbon; D003300:Copper