Green Preparation of Dibenzothiophene Derivatives Using 2-Biphenylyl Disulfides in the Presence of Molecular Iodine and Its Application to Dibenzoselenophene Synthesis

Article abstract of DOI:10.1002/ejoc.201701155

A protocol for the direct preparation of dibenzothiophenes from 2-biarylyl disulfides in the presence of an economic and ecological oxidant, molecular iodine, was explored. This protocol was used for the direct preparation of dibenzoselenophene.