title: Copper-catalyzed thiolation of the di- or trimethoxybenzene arene C-H bond with disulfides.
abstract: A CuI-catalyzed direct access to sulfides from disulfides via C-H bond cleavage of di- or trimethoxybenzene is described. The procedure utilizes O(2) as a clean and cheap oxidant. Direct selenation of the C-H bond also took place under this procedure. Furthermore, the system enables the use of two RS in (RS)(2). Thus, it represents an atom-economical procedure for the synthesis of sulfides and selenides.
authors.affiliation: College of Chemistry & Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325027, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Shouhui
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Pengcheng
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Qian
authors.forename: Manli
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Maolin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Jiang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cheng
mesh_terms: D000840:Anisoles / Q000737:chemistry*; D001555:Benzene Derivatives / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry*; D004220:Disulfides / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000840:Anisoles; D001555:Benzene Derivatives; D004220:Disulfides; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds; D003300:Copper; C060998:anisole