Dehydrogenation of cyclic thioethers bound to a [Rh(diphosphine)]+ fragment†
Abstract
The metal-promoted dehydrogenation of cyclic thioethers S(C5H9)(R) (R = C5H9, Ph) to give the corresponding cycloalkenes, S(C5H7)(R), using the [Rh{Ph2P(CH2)3PPh2}]+ fragment is reported.