Abstract
Due to the versatile applications of thioethers and thioesters in organic synthesis, medicinal chemistry, the pharmaceutical industry, and materials science, recently the construction of C–S bonds has emerged as the forefront in the field of cross-coupling reactions. Enough progress has been made in this direction by using both metal catalysis and other alternative processes. A brief review of the recent developments in the area of C–S coupling reaction is described.
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Abbreviations
- Ac:
-
Acetyl
- Ar:
-
Aryl
- BMIM:
-
1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium
- Bn:
-
Benzyl
- Bpy:
-
2,2′-Bipyridyl
- Bu:
-
Butyl
- cat.:
-
Catalytic
- cod:
-
Cyclooctadiene
- cp:
-
Pentamethylcyclopentadienyl
- Cy:
-
Cyclohexyl
- dba:
-
Dibenzylideneacetone
- DCE:
-
Dichloroethene
- DCP:
-
Dicumyl peroxide
- DIB:
-
Diacetoxyiodobenzene
- DMA:
-
N,N-dimethylacetamide
- DMAP:
-
4-Dimethylaminopyridine
- DMEDA:
-
N,N′-dimethylethylenediamine
- DMF:
-
Dimethylformamide
- dmg:
-
Dimethylglyoxime
- DMSO:
-
Dimethyl sulfoxide
- dppe:
-
1,2-Bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane
- DPPF:
-
1,1′-Bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene
- dppp:
-
1,3-Bis(diphenylphosphino)propane
- DTBP:
-
Di-tert-butyl peroxide
- dtbpy:
-
4,4′-Di-tert-butyl-2,2′-bipyridyl
- Equiv:
-
Equivalent
- H:
-
Hour
- Me:
-
Methyl
- MW:
-
Microwave
- NMP:
-
N-Methylpyrrolidone
- PEG:
-
Polyethylene glycol
- Phen:
-
Phenanthroline
- Ph:
-
Phenyl
- Pr:
-
Propyl
- Psi:
-
Pound per square inch
- TBAB:
-
Tetrabutylammonium bromide
- TBAI:
-
Tetrabutylammonium iodide
- TBAOH:
-
Tetrabutylammonium hydroxide
- TBHP:
-
tert-Butyl hydroperoxide
- TFA:
-
Trifluoroacetic acid
- Tf:
-
Trifluoromethanesulfonyl
- THF:
-
Tetrahydrofuran
- TMEDA:
-
N,N,N′,N′ Tetramethylethylenediamine
- RuPhos:
-
2-Dicyclohexylphosphino-2′,6′-diisopropoxybiphenyl
- SPhos:
-
2-Dicyclohexylphosphino-2′,6′-dimethoxybiphenyl
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This work was financially supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan (MOST 106-2113-M-005-001-), National Chung Hsing University and the “Innovation and Development Center of Sustainable Agriculture” from The Featured Areas Research Center Program within the framework of the Higher Education Sprout Project by the Ministry of Education (MOE) in Taiwan.
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Lee, CF., Basha, R.S. & Badsara, S.S. Engineered C–S Bond Construction. Top Curr Chem (Z) 376, 25 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41061-018-0203-6
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