Wenjing Liu, Zheyuan Liu, Xiaowei Liu and Yanfeng Dang
Org. Biomol. Chem., 2021,19, 6766-6770
DOI:
10.1039/D1OB00704A,
Communication
Mechanistic studies reveal that Pd-catalyzed C(sp3)–H arylation of thioethers with silver(I) additives takes place via C(sp3)–H activation, oxidative addition and reductive elimination, wherein all steps proceed via the heterodimeric Pd–Ag pathway. Besides, the active heterodimeric Pd–Ag species are detected by mass spectrometry via control experiments.