A facile one-pot synthesis of alkyl aryl sulfides from aryl bromides

A convenient one-pot synthetic method for the formation of alkyl aryl sulfides from various alkyl halides and lithium aryl thiolates that are prepared in situ by direct halogen-lithium exchange is reported. In particular, the method overcomes many of the problems encountered in previous reports; it is very quick, catalyst-free, and does not involve use of unstable aryl thiols.     

铜催化硫代硫酸钠与卤代芳烃偶联的无硫醇路径合成二芳基硫化物

报道了一个在聚乙二醇中由卤代芳烃合成不同二芳基硫化物的高效方法.在Cu催化剂作用下,无味、易得、稳定的Na2S2O3· 5H2O盐是有效的硫源.     

Selective oxidations of sulfides to sulfoxides using immobilised cerium alkyl phosphonate

A range of sulfides can be selectively oxidised to the corresponding sulfoxides in good yields using catalytic quantities of immobilised cerium alkyl phosphonate and either sodium bromate or tert-butyl hydroperoxide as oxidants.     

Efficient halogen-lithium exchange reactions to functionalize poly(alkyl aryl ether) dendrimers

Poly(alkyl aryl ether) dendrimers were functionalized with bromophenyl groups at their peripheries, so as to have 3, 6, 12, and 24 groups in the zero, first, second, and third generation dendrimers, respectively. The new bromophenyl functionalized dendrimers were assessed for their reactivities in C-heteroatom and C-C bond forming reactions. For this purpose, the bromophenyl functionalized dendrimers were converted quantitatively to their polylithiated derivatives, using n-BuLi in benzene. The polylithiated dendrimers were reacted either with D₂O or with CO₂, so as to afford the corresponding deuterated and carboxylic acid functionalized dendrimers, respectively. The carboxylic acid functionalized dendrimers were modified further to the methyl esters during their characterization.     

Synthesis and reactivity profiles of phosphinated poly(alkyl aryl ether) dendrimers

Poly(alkyl aryl ether) dendrimers were utilized to synthesize a series of new triphenylphosphine functionalized dendrimers. Zero, first, second and third generation dendrimers, carrying 3, 6, 12 and 24 triphenylphosphine units, were prepared and characterized. The new triphenylphosphine containing dendrimers were assessed for their reactivity profiles and in this instance, the dendrimers were used as reagents to mediate Mitsunobu etherification reaction between phenol and various primary, secondary and benzylic alcohols. In addition, dendritic poly-phenols were also tested in an O-benzylation reaction. A monomeric methoxy group attached triphenylphosphine acted as a control for comparison of reactivity profiles of dendrimers. It was observed that the etherification reaction was mediated efficiently by the dendritic reagent, and in addition, the dendritic phosphine oxide reagents could be recovered quantitatively by precipitation methods. The recovered dendritic phosphine oxides were reduced subsequently to the corresponding phosphines and used as reagents for the Mitsunobu reaction, repetitively.     

Selective trifluorination of alkyl aryl sulfides using IF5

In the reaction of IF₅ with alkyl aryl sulfides in heptane under reflux conditions, the arylthio group migrated once and three fluorine atoms were selectively introduced on the alkyl chain. In order to find the reason why the reaction stopped at the trifluorination step, we examined the oxidation potentials of the starting material, a reaction intermediate, and the product, and the time course of the reactions.     

Pd-catalyzed reductive cleavage of alkyl aryl sulfides with triethylsilane that is accelerated by trialkylsilyl chloride

The palladium-catalyzed reductive cleavage of alkyl aryl sulfides to afford the corresponding arenes in high yield, which is both accelerated and exhibits increased functional group selectivity in the presence of TMSCl, is described. This ligand-free reaction features mild conditions, easy operation, use of readily available reagents, and high functional group selectivity.     

Polyfluorination of aryl alkyl sulfides by IF5 with concomitant migration of the arylthio group

[reaction: see text] In the reaction of p-chlorophenyl alkyl sulfides with IF(5), polyfluorination reaction took place on the alkyl chain with the migration of the arylthio group. Consequently, p-chlorophenyl polyfluoroalkyl sulfides, having 3-7 fluorine atoms depending on alkyl chain length, could be obtained selectively.     

Alkylation of ethylenethiourea with alcohols: a convenient synthesis of S-alkyl-isothioureas without toxic alkylating agents

The alkylation of ethylenethiourea with alcohols and aqueous acids (HCl, HBr, and HI) allows the synthesis of the respective S-alkyl-isothioureas in high yield and purity. Consistently high yields (91-98%) were obtained with 56% HI, the yields for 48% HBr (48-93%) and 37% HCl (36-85%) were lower and varied with the type of alcohol. The method is a convenient low-cost alternative to the use of alkyl iodides and an easy access to the S-tert-butyl isothiourea.     

Potential of alkyl orthoformates as alkylating agents of non-electron rich nitrogen heterocycles

Findings and suggestions about the potential of the alkyl orthoformates as alkylating agents of non electron rich nitrogen heterocycles and unambiguous instrumental and chemical characterization of the alkylated compounds are reported.     

A simple one-pot synthesis of hydroxylated and carboxylated aryl alkyl sulfides from various bromobenzenes

A simple one-pot synthesis of aryl alkyl sulfides from various bromobenzenes containing a hydroxy, hydroxymethyl, hydroxyethyl, and carboxylic acid group at -o, -m, and -p positions is reported here. The reaction proceeds through, in sequence, in situ protection of the hydroxy or carboxylic acid group by reaction with a Grignard reagent, lithium-halogen exchange, the formation of lithium thiolates, and the nucleophilic attack of lithium thiolates on various electrophiles without isolation of the thiolates, in one vessel. This procedure required a very short reaction time (1-1.5 h) and gave the corresponding sulfides in 75-97% yields.     

芳汞基芳基硫化合物的合成与波谱性质研究

芳汞基氯化汞和苯硫酚或对甲基硫酚在乙醇中反应合成了两个系列共32种芳汞基芳基硫化合物,其中22种为新化合物。 研究了这些化合物的紫外吸光谱和核磁共针氢谱,所得结果表明,对此两个系列的标题化合物,在△γ~MAX~与Hammett取代基常数 ~P之间有良好的线性关系,但共轭作用未完全通过硫原子贯穿到整个分子。也对取代基~1H NMR的影响进行了研究。     

Copper-catalyzed regioselective alkylation of heteroarenes with functionalized alkyl halides

The Cu-catalyzed regioselective alkylation of heteroarenes with functionalized primary, secondary, and tertiary alkyl halides is reported. The reaction proceeds via the copper-catalyzed addition of alkyl radicals to a wide range of heteroarenes, including coumarin, quinolinone, naphthoquinone, and benzofuran derivatives, with a broad substrate scope and wide functional group tolerance.     

Chlorodifluoromethyl aryl ketones and sulfones as difluorocarbene reagents: The substituent effect

We have investigated the different chlorodifluoromethyl aryl ketones 1a-1g and sulfones 2a-2h as difluorocarbene reagents for O- and N-difluoromethylations. It was found that the sulfone reagents 2 were generally more efficient in difluoromethylation than the ketone reagents 1. Furthermore, while the different substituents on ketone reagents 1 did not show a remarkable impact on the difluoromethylation reaction, the substituent effect on the sulfone reagents 2 was much more significant. Finally, we found that p-chlorophenyl chlorodifluoromethyl sulfone 2d and p-nitrophenyl chlorodifluoromethyl sulfone 2h were among the most powerful difluorocarbene reagents in this category for O-difluoromethylations.     

选择性反应结合气相色谱进行汽油硫化物分析

通过3个分别针对硫醇、硫醚和含α-H噻吩的官能团选择性反应,结合连有脉冲火焰光度检测器的毛细管气相色谱对汽油中各类硫化物进行区分,实现了汽油中不同类型有机硫化物的快速分析.经过化学反应处理的汽油样品谱图逐步简化,方便了对不同类型硫化物的归属,也在一定程度上解决了叠合峰的辨别和归属问题.对汽油样品的实际分析研究表明,其中的有机硫化物主要以噻吩及其衍生物的形式存在,也含有一部分硫醚,硫醇最少.     

Selective oxidation of sulfides to sulfoxides using a silica immobilised vanadyl alkyl phosphonate catalyst

A range of sulfides can be selectively oxidised to the corresponding sulfoxides in good yields using catalytic quantities of immobilised vanadyl, cobalt or nickel alkyl phosphonates and the reoxidant sodium bromate or vanadyl alkyl phosphonate with tert-butyl hydroperoxide or aqueous hydrogen peroxide as oxidants.     

Substituent effect on the diastereoselectivity in the chelation-controlled radical reactions of γ-(p-substituted-benzyloxy)-α-methylene esters with alkyl iodides

A pronounced substituent effect on the diastereoselectivity in the chelation controlled radical reactions of ethyl γ-(p-substituted-benzyloxy)-α-methylenecarboxylates with alkyl iodides was observed. The syn-selectivity increased in the order of electron-donating ability NO₂<CN<CF₃<F<H<i-Pr, Me, OMe of the p-substituent, and the plot of the log(syn/anti) versus Hammett sigma constants gave a linear correlation. The complexation experiments of the substrates with Lewis acid using ¹H NMR spectroscopy and the competition experiments between p-isopropylbenzyloxy and p-trifluoromethylbenzyloxy esters showed that the electron-donating p-isopropyl group stabilized the seven-membered chelate ring to give high syn-selectivity.