- Ionic liquid promoted regio- and stereo-selective thiolysis of epoxides-A simple and green approach to β-hydroxy- and β-keto sulfides
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A variety of epoxides underwent facile cleavage by thiols under the catalysis of 1-methyl-3-butylimidazolium bromide, [bmIm]Br, to produce the corresponding β-hydroxy sulfides with high regio- and stereo-selectivity. On the other hand, a specially designed basic ionic liquid, [bmIm]OH, efficiently catalyzes the thiolysis of ,β-epoxy ketones providing β-keto sulfides through simultaneous retro-aldol cleavages. The reactions are clean, high yielding, and do not require any organic solvent. The catalyst is also recycled. CSIRO 2007.
- Ranu, Brindaban C.,Mandal, Tanmay,Banerjee, Subhash,Dey, Suvendu S.
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p. 278 - 283
(2008/02/11)
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- Indium(I) iodide promoted cleavage of dialkyl disulfides - Application of the Michael addition of thiolate anions to conjugated carbonyl compounds and regioselective ring opening of epoxides
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Indium(I) iodide promotes cleavage of dialkyl disulfides generating thiolate anions that then undergo facile addition to α,β-unsaturated ketones, aldehydes, carboxylic esters, and nitriles under neutral conditions producing corresponding β-ketosulfides or β-cyanosulfides. This strategy has also been used for the regioselective nucleophilic ring opening of epoxides by thiolate anions in presence of indium(III) chloride producing corresponding β-hydroxyphenyl sulfides. The reactions are in general, very clean, high yielding, and reasonably fast. Thus, simple and convenient procedures for the synthesis of β-ketosulfides or β-cyanosulfides and β-hydroxyalkyl sulfides have been developed using this cleavage reaction.
- Ranu, Brindaban C.,Mandal, Tanmay
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p. 762 - 770
(2007/10/03)
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- NaOH-Catalyzed Thiolysis of α,β-Epoxyketones in Water. A Key Step in the Synthesis of Target Molecules Starting from α,β -Unsaturated Ketones
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NaOH (0.02-0.3 molar equiv) is an efficient catalyst for the thiolysis reactions of α,β-epoxy ketones with alkyl and aryl thiols in water. Thiolysis of 3,4-epoxyheptan-2-one (1) with thiols 2a-d has been accomplished in mild conditions (30 °C and pH 6 or
- Fringuelli, Francesco,Pizzo, Ferdinando,Vaccaro, Luigi
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p. 2315 - 2321
(2007/10/03)
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