NBS-promoted sulfenylation of sulfinates with disulfides leading to unsymmetrical or symmetrical thiosulfonates
A highly practical method to access unsymmetrical and symmetrical thiosulfonates in moderate to excellent yields has been developed through NBS-promoted sulfenylation of sulfinates with disulfides. The present process enables the use of two RS in RSSR and shows broad functional group tolerance, which represents an atom-economical and practical procedure for the synthesis of thiosulfonates. A plausible mechanism for the role of NBS as a promoter for the cleavage of disulfides generating N-(organothio)succinimide that then undergos facile sulenylation with sulfinates is proposed. Copyright
New and facile synthesis of thiosulfonates from sulfinate/disulfide/I2 system
Thiosulfonates were prepared by the iodine oxidative sulfenylation of sulfinates with various disulfides in good yields both in the presence and absence of solvent. One of the important biological applications of sulfenylation is the reaction of cyclic disulfides.