title: A tetra-n-butylammonium iodide mediated reaction of indoles with Bunte salts: efficient 3-sulfenylation of indoles under metal-free and oxidant-free conditions.
abstract: A highly efficient tetra-n-butylammonium iodide (TBAI) triggered procedure for 3-sulfenylation of indoles with Bunte salts is demonstrated. This protocol provides a simple strategy to prepare 3-alkylthioindoles and 3-arylthioindoles from the corresponding indoles under metal-free and oxidant-free conditions.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Organic Synthesis of Jiangsu Province, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science & Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, P. R. China. shunyi@suda.edu.cn shunjun@suda.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Organic Synthesis of Jiangsu Province, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science & Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, P. R. China. shunyi@suda.edu.cn shunjun@suda.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Zhong-Jian
authors.initials: ZJ
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Organic Synthesis of Jiangsu Province, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science & Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, P. R. China. shunyi@suda.edu.cn shunjun@suda.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Shun-Yi
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Organic Synthesis of Jiangsu Province, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science & Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, P. R. China. shunyi@suda.edu.cn shunjun@suda.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Shun-Jun
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Ji