title: Rhodium-catalyzed directed sulfenylation of arene C-H bonds.
abstract: The rhodium-catalyzed intermolecular direct C-H thiolation of arenes with aryl and alkyl disulfides was developed for the first time to provide a convenient route to aryl thioethers. This strategy is compatible with many different directing groups and exhibits excellent functional group tolerance. More significantly, mono- or dithiolation can be selectively achieved, thus providing a straightforward way for selective preparation of aryl thioethers and dithioethers.
authors.affiliation: Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 555 Zu Chong Zhi Road, Shanghai 201203 (PR China).
authors.forename: Yaxi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hou
authors.forename: Lihuai
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Qin
authors.forename: Juanjuan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Du
authors.forename: Huijin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: Bing
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Yuanchao
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
keywords: CH activation; CS bond formation; arenes; rhodium; thiolation