Metal-free<i>S</i>-arylation of 5-mercaptotetrazoles and 2-mercaptopyridine with unsymmetrical diaryliodonium salts
Raktim Abha Saikia, Nitumoni Hazarika, Nishant Biswakarma, Ramesh C. Deka, Ashim Jyoti Thakur
Abstract
S -arylation of heterocyclic thiols (tetrazole-5-thiols and pyridine-2-thiol) has been achieved with unsymmetrical iodonium salts under metal-free conditions, affording a diverse range of di(hetero)aryl thioethers.
Topics & Concepts
ChemistryArylTetrazolePyridineSalt (chemistry)ThiolCombinatorial chemistryMetalFlexibility (engineering)Organic chemistryAlkylStatisticsMathematicsSulfur-Based Synthesis TechniquesChemical Synthesis and ReactionsCatalytic C–H Functionalization Methods