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Upstream product

• 930-69-8 sodium thiophenolate 
• 86-52-2 1-Chloromethylnaphthalene 
• 68299-58-1 β-naphthylmethyl phenyl ether 
• 939-26-4 2-bromomethylnaphthyl bromide 
• 66-99-9 β-naphthaldehyde 
• 106-54-7 p-Chlorothiophenol 
• 108-98-5 thiophenol 
• 882-33-7 diphenyldisulfane 
• 581-96-4 2-naphthylacetic acid 
• 1592-38-7 2-Naphthalenemethanol 
• 1193-82-4 racemic methyl phenyl sulfoxide 
• 100-68-5 methyl-phenyl-thioether 
• 162320-42-5 NU₆₀₁₈ 
• 286-85-1 1H-cyclopropa[b]naphthalene 

Downstream Products

• 91-57-6 2-Methylnaphthalene 
• 176956-83-5 (naphthalen-2-ylmethyl)(phenyl)sulfoxide 
• 176956-90-4 (R)-(+)-2-naphthylmethyl phenyl sulfoxide 
• 13133-62-5 thiophenolate 
• 7419-61-6 β-naphthylmethyl radical 
• 17164-88-4 2-<(phenylsulfonyl)methyl>naphthalene 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Iterative Synthesis of Pluripotent Thioethers through Controlled Redox Fluctuation of Sulfur

Target- and diversity-oriented syntheses are based on diverse building blocks, whose preparation requires discrete design and constructive alignment of different chemistries. To enable future automation of the synthesis of small molecules, we have devised a unified strategy that serves the divergent synthesis of unrelated scaffolds such as carbonyls, olefins, organometallics, halides, and boronic esters. It is based on iterations of a nonelectrophilic Pummerer-type C-C coupling enabled by turbo -organomagnesium amides that we have recently reported. The pluripotency of sulfur allows the central building blocks to be obtained by regulating C-C bond formation through control of its redox state.

Mesolysis Mechanisms of Aromatic Thioether Radical Anions Studied by Pulse Radiolysis and DFT Calculations

The mesolysis mechanisms for eight aromatic thioether radical anions (ArCH2SAr′?-) generated during radiolysis in 2-methyltetrahydrofuran were studied by spectroscopic measurements and DFT calculation. Seven of ArCH2SAr′s

Fragmentation of anion radicals with elimination of aryloxy groups

4-Vinylbenzyl phenyl ether, 4-phenylbenzyl phenyl ether, 1- and 2-naphthylmethyl phenyl ethers react with sodium thiophenolate under photochemical stimulation with replacement of the phenoxy group. The composition of reaction products and relation of reactivity to the structure of substrates is consistent with anion-radical mechanism. The corresponding methoxy and cyano derivatives do not undergo the reaction.

Nanolayered cobalt-molybdenum sulphides (Co-Mo-S) catalyse borrowing hydrogen C-S bond formation reactions of thiols or H2S with alcohols

Nanolayered cobalt-molybdenum sulphide (Co-Mo-S) materials have been established as excellent catalysts for C-S bond construction. These catalysts allow for the preparation of a broad range of thioethers in good to excellent yields from structurally diverse thiols and readily available primary as well as secondary alcohols. Chemoselectivity in the presence of sensitive groups such as double bonds, nitriles, carboxylic esters and halogens has been demonstrated. It is also shown that the reaction takes place through a hydrogen-autotransfer (borrowing hydrogen) mechanism that involves Co-Mo-S-mediated dehydrogenation and hydrogenation reactions. A novel catalytic protocol based on the thioetherification of alcohols with hydrogen sulphide (H2S) to furnish symmetrical thioethers has also been developed using these earth-abundant metal-based sulphide catalysts.

Preparation of Quaternary Centers via Nickel-Catalyzed Suzuki-Miyaura Cross-Coupling of Tertiary Sulfones

We describe the development of a nickel-catalyzed Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling of tertiary benzylic and allylic sulfones with arylboroxines. A variety of tertiary sulfones, which can easily be prepared via a deprotonation-alkylation route, were reacted to afford symmetric and unsymmetric quaternary products in good yields. We highlight the use of either BrettPhos or Doyle's phosphines as effective ligands for these challenging desulfonative coupling reactions. The utility of this methodology was demonstrated in the concise synthesis of a vitamin D receptor modulator analogue.

Regioselective Synthesis of Selenide Ethers through a Decarboxylative Coupling Reaction

An efficient and selective approach to the synthesis of selenide ethers containing one or two geminal C–Se bonds from readily available diselenides and phenylacetic acids was developed. Compounds containing one C–Se bond were prepared by employing air as the oxidant under metal-free conditions, whereas compounds having two geminal C–Se bonds were formed via the iron(III) chloride/oxygen/cesium carbonate (FeCl3/O2/Cs2CO3) system. Moreover, 1,2-diphenyldisulfane also could be smoothly converted into the corresponding sulfur ether product under the standard reaction conditions. (Figure presented.).

Intermolecular Pummerer Coupling with Carbon Nucleophiles in Non-Electrophilic Media

A new Pummerer-type C?C coupling protocol is introduced based on turbo-organomagnesium amides, which unlike traditional Pummerer reactions, does not require strong electrophilic activators, engages a broad range of C(sp3)-, C(sp2)-, and C(sp)-nucleophiles, and seamlessly integrates with C?H and C?X magnesiation. Given the central character of sulfur compounds in organic chemistry, this protocol allows access to unrelated carbonyls, olefins, organometallics, halides, and boronic esters through a single strategy.

B(C6F5)3-Catalyzed Hydrodesulfurization Using Hydrosilanes - Metal-Free Reduction of Sulfides

B(C6F5)3-catalyzed hydrodesulfurization of carbon-sulfur bonds was achieved using triethylsilane as the reducing agent. The corresponding products were obtained in good yields under mild reaction conditions. This protocol could be applied to the reduction of sulfides, including benzyl and alkyl sulfides and dithianes, with high chemoselectivities. (Chemical Equation Presented).

Potentiation of the cytotoxicity of chloroethylnitrosourea by O6-arylmethylguanines

It was reported recently that monomeric O6-benzylguanine (1) acts as an alternative substrate for a DNA repair enzyme, O6-alkylguanine-DNA alkyltransferase (AGT), and that therefore pretreatment of cells with 1 induces depletion of AGT resulting in an enhanced cytotoxic response to alkylating antitumor agents. In order to study the interaction of O6-benzylguanine derivatives with AGT and to obtain greater AGT depletion, me synthesized the following O6-arylmethylguanine derivatives and related compounds: O6-(4-, 3- and 2-fluorobenzyl)guanines (2, 3, 4), O6-(4-,3- and 2-trifluoromethylbenzyl)guanines (5, 6, 7), O6-(4-, 3- and 2-pyridylmethyl)guanines (8, 9, 10), O6-(2- and 1-naphthylmethyl)guanines (11, 12), O6-biphenylmethylguanine (13), S and Se analogues of O6-benzylguanine (14, 15) and O6-phenylguanine (16). Ten of these are new compounds. All these compounds were tested for their potentiation of N'-[(4-amino-2-methyl-5-pyrimidinyl)methyl] (ACNU) cytotoxicity using HeLa S3 and C6-1 cells. Compounds 2, 3, 5, 8, 9, 11 and 13 were active, as was 1. Compounds 7 and 12, with a substituent at the a position of the benzyl group, and compound 10, the a-nitrogen analogue of 1, were almost completely devoid of potentiating activity. These results suggest that the a-position of the O6-benzyl group plays an important role in the interaction of O6-benzylguanines with AGT. Of the other compounds, 4 and 6 exhibited very weak activity and 14, 15 and 16 were inactive. Possible reasons for these differences in activity are discussed in relation to the biomimetic dealkylation rates of O6-benzylguanine derivatives and the chemical characteristics of their substituents.

Studies in the Cycloproparene Series: Reactions with Radicals

The behaviour of 1H-cyclopropabenzene (1) and 1H-cyclopropanaphthalene (23) towards a variety of radicals results in opening of the three-membered ring to give ortho-substituted benzyl and 2-methylnaphthalene derivatives, e.g. (13) and (28), respectively.Ring expansion into the cycloheptatriene manifold by way of addition to the bridge bond and norcaradiene formation have not been observed.Analogous reactions with the methylidenecyclopropanaphthalenes (33) and (34) lead to much decomposition, and provide little evidence for the C 1 cycloproparenyl radicals (35) and (36).