Issue 38, 2020
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Chemical Communications

Metal-free dehydrosulfurization of thioamides to nitriles under visible light†

Tianxiao Xu,‡a   Tianpeng Cao,‡a   Qingyuan Feng,b   Shenlin Huang ORCID logo *b  and  Saihu Liao ORCID logo *a  

* Corresponding authors

a Key Laboratory of Molecule Synthesis and Function Discovery, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, 2 Xueyuan Road, Fuzhou 350116, P. R. China
E-mail: shliao@fzu.edu.cn

b Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab for the Chemistry and Utilization of Agro-Forest Biomass, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, P. R. China
E-mail: shuang@njfu.edu.cn

Abstract

A visible light-mediated, metal-free dehydrosulfurization reaction of thioamides to nitriles is described. This reaction features high yields, mild reaction conditions, and the use of a cheap organic dye as the photoredox catalyst and air as the oxidant.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/D0CC01380C
Article type
Communication
Submitted
21 Feb 2020
Accepted
28 Mar 2020
First published
30 Mar 2020

Chem. Commun., 2020,56, 5151-5153

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Metal-free dehydrosulfurization of thioamides to nitriles under visible light

T. Xu, T. Cao, Q. Feng, S. Huang and S. Liao, Chem. Commun., 2020, 56, 5151 DOI: 10.1039/D0CC01380C

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