title: Single-step thioetherification by indium-catalyzed reductive coupling of carboxylic acids with thiols.
abstract: Direct thioetherification from a variety of aromatic carboxylic acids and thiols using a reducing system combined with InBr(3) and 1,1,3,3-teramethyldisiloxane (TMDS) in a one-pot procedure is demonstrated. It was also found that a system combined with InI(3) and TMDS underwent thioetherification of aliphatic carboxylic acids with thiols.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science (RIKADAI), Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan. sakachem@rs.noda.tus.ac.jp
authors.forename: Norio
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sakai
authors.forename: Takahiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Miyazaki
authors.forename: Tomohiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sakamoto
authors.forename: Takuma
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yatsuda
authors.forename: Toshimitsu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Moriya
authors.forename: Reiko
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ikeda
authors.forename: Takeo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Konakahara