title: Palladium-catalyzed debenzylative cross-coupling of aryl benzyl sulfides with aryl bromides: synthesis of diaryl sulfides.
abstract: A novel debenzylative approach to synthesize diaryl sulfides from aryl benzyl sulfides and aryl bromides in good to excellent yields is reported. Mechanistic studies suggest a single catalyst, derived from Pd(dba)2 and NiXantPhos, efficiently catalyzes α-arylation of sulfides, C-S bond cleavage, and C-S bond formation in a tricatalytic cycle.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Chemistry, China Agricultural University , 2 West Yuanmingyuan Road, Beijing 100193, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Jianyou
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mao
authors.forename: Tiezheng
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Jia
authors.forename: Gustavo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Frensch
authors.forename: Patrick J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Walsh