title: Transfer of sulfur: from simple to diverse.
abstract: The introduction of sulfur atoms onto target molecules is an important area in organic synthesis, in particular in the synthesis of pharmaceutical compounds, and a wide variety of sulfuration agents have been developed for thionation reactions over the past few decades. In this Focus Review, we collect and summarize the C-S bond-formation reactions that have been used to construct C-S bonds in natural products and pharmaceutical compounds.
authors.affiliation: Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, Department of Chemistry, East China Normal University, 3663 North Zhongshan Road, Shanghai 200062 (P. R. China), Fax: (+86) 21-52133654; School of Chemical Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo, 255049 (P. R. China).
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Xuefeng
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Jiang
mesh_terms: D001688:Biological Products / Q000737:chemistry; D002384:Catalysis; D056831:Coordination Complexes / Q000737:chemistry; D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry; D015195:Drug Design; D006571:Heterocyclic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D013455:Sulfur / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D001688:Biological Products; D056831:Coordination Complexes; D006571:Heterocyclic Compounds; D013455:Sulfur; D003300:Copper
keywords: cross-coupling; drug design; heterocycles; natural products; sulfur