title: Synthesis of di(hetero)aryl sulfides by directly using arylsulfonyl chlorides as a sulfur source.
abstract: A new, efficient protocol for the synthesis of di(hetero)aryl sulfides is described. Cheap and easily available arylsulfonyl chlorides as a sulfur source reductively couple with electron-rich (hetero)arenes (e.g., indolizines, indoles, electron-rich benzenes, etc.) in the presence of triphenylphosphine to afford di(hetero)aryl thioethers in good yields.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, West China Medical School, Sichuan University, 29 Wangjiang Road, Chengdu 610064, PR China.
authors.forename: Qian
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Dongbing
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Xurong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Qin
authors.forename: Jingbo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lan
authors.forename: Jingsong
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: You
mesh_terms: D006841:Hydrocarbons, Aromatic / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D013440:Sulfides / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D013441:Sulfinic Acids / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D006841:Hydrocarbons, Aromatic; D013440:Sulfides; D013441:Sulfinic Acids; C044255:sulfonyl chloride