Copper-Catalyzed Thiolation of Terminal Alkynes Employing Thiocyanate as the Sulfur Source Leading to Enaminone-Based Alkynyl Sulfides under Ambient Conditions
R. Chandran, Ashwini Pise, Suraj Kumar Shah, D. Rahul, Vitisha Suman, Keshri Nath Tiwari
Abstract
A highly efficient protocol for copper-catalyzed thio-alkynylation of enaminone-based thiocyanates with terminal alkynes under mild conditions has been developed. This scalable amino group-directed thio-alkynylation proceeds in the open air with a broad substrate scope and an excellent yield. The demonstrated synthetic transformation creates the opportunity for a wide variety of sulfur-containing useful materials. Gram-scale synthesis and further synthetic transformations of alkynyl sulfides highlight the potential utility of the method.
Topics & Concepts
ChemistryCombinatorial chemistryCatalysisYield (engineering)Thio-SulfurAlkynylationSubstrate (aquarium)CopperOrganic chemistryMetallurgyMaterials scienceGeologyOceanographySulfur-Based Synthesis TechniquesSynthesis and Catalytic ReactionsChemical Synthesis and Reactions