NOVEL DESULFURIZATION OF THIOCARBONYL COMPOUNDS INTO THEIR CARBONYL COMPOUNDS WITH TERTIARY BUTYL THIONITRATE

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)95389-9

Various thiocarbonyl compounds such as thioamides, thiocarbamate, thiocarbonate, trithiocarbonate and thioketone were readily reacted with t-butyl thionitrate (t-BuSNO2) to give the corresponding carbonyl compounds in excellent yields under mild conditions.Desulfurization seems to be initiated via the selective nitrosation on the sulfur atom of thiocarbonyl group with t-BuSNO2.