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A mild, nonbasic synthesis of thioethers. The copper-catalyzed coupling of boronic acids with N-thio(alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl)imides
Savarin, Cecile,Srogl, Jiri,Liebeskind, Lanny S.
, p. 4309 - 4312 (2002)
(equation presented) A new synthesis of thioethers is described. The reaction of boronic acids with aryl, heteroaryl, and alkyl N-thioimides in the presence of catalytic quantities of a Cu(I) carboxylate affords good to excellent yields of thioethers. This reaction takes place in the absence of a base under mild conditions (THF, 45-50°C, 2.5-12 h) and represents an interesting complement to known methods for thioether synthesis.