A Copper(II) Metal – Organic Hydrogel as a Heterogeneous Reusable Catalyst for the Synthesis of 1,3-Oxathiolane-2-thiones from the Reaction of CS2 and Epoxides

Abstract

A copper(II) metalorganic hydrogel has been synthesised using the ligand ((2-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)methyl)-L-threonine and characterised. The hydrogel is an efficient, reusable catalyst for the selective synthesis of 1,3-oxathiolane-2-thiones from the reaction of CS2 and epoxides under solvent-free conditions.