title: Brønsted acid-catalyzed chemodivergent reactions of ortho-mercaptobenzyl alcohols with 3-alkyl-2-vinylindoles and styrenes: [5+2] cyclization versus hydroxysulfenylation.
abstract: Chemodivergent [5+2] cyclization and hydroxysulfenylation reactions of ortho-mercaptobenzyl alcohols with 3-alkyl-2-vinylindoles and styrenes were established in the presence of Brønsted acid, which provide efficient methods for constructing benzoxathiepine scaffolds and synthesizing β-hydroxy sulfides in good yields and excellent diastereoselectivities.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, 221116, China. fshi@jsnu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Jia-Jia
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Man
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Hong-Hao
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Meng-Meng
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Feng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Shi