title: Catalyst-free direct decarboxylative coupling of α-keto acids with thiols: a facile access to thioesters.
abstract: A novel, efficient, and catalyst-free strategy has been initially developed for the construction of thioesters via the direct radical oxidative decarboxylation of α-keto acids with thiols, and the corresponding target products were obtained in moderate to good yields. It offers an alternative approach for the synthesis of useful diverse thioesters.
authors.affiliation: The Key Laboratory of Life-Organic Analysis and Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Intermediates and Analysis of Natural Medicine, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qufu Normal University, Qufu 273165, Shandong, P. R. China. yangdaoshan@tsinghua.org.cn huawang_qfnu@126.com.
authors.forename: Kelu
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Daoshan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Yuanyuan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shuai
authors.forename: Laijin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tian
authors.forename: Hua
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D002384:Catalysis; D004952:Esters; D007651:Keto Acids / Q000737:chemistry*; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D004952:Esters; D007651:Keto Acids; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds