Issue 8, 2016

Convenient synthesis of pentafluoroethyl thioethers via catalytic Sandmeyer reaction with a stable fluoroalkylthiolation reagent

Abstract

Aromatic and heteroaromatic diazonium salts were smoothly converted into the corresponding pentafluoroethyl thioethers by reaction with Me4NSC2F5 in the presence of catalytic amounts of elemental copper. This Sandmeyer-type reaction proceeds at room temperature under mild conditions and is applicable to a wide range of functionalised molecules. It enables the late-stage introduction of pentafluoroethylthio groups, a promising but largely unexplored substituent, into bioactive molecules.

Graphical abstract: Convenient synthesis of pentafluoroethyl thioethers via catalytic Sandmeyer reaction with a stable fluoroalkylthiolation reagent

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Article information

Article type
Research Article
Submitted
11 Mai 2016
Accepted
03 Jun 2016
First published
06 Jun 2016
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Org. Chem. Front., 2016,3, 949-952

Convenient synthesis of pentafluoroethyl thioethers via catalytic Sandmeyer reaction with a stable fluoroalkylthiolation reagent

C. Matheis, B. Bayarmagnai, K. Jouvin and L. J. Goossen, Org. Chem. Front., 2016, 3, 949 DOI: 10.1039/C6QO00194G

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