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Upstream product

• 540-72-7 sodium thiocyanide 
• 2290-65-5 trimethylsilyl isothiocyanate 
• 99768-12-4 4-methoxycarbonylphenylboronic acid 
• 619-45-4 4-methoxycarbonyl aniline 
• 333-20-0 potassium thioacyanate 
• 1111-67-7 copper(I) thiocyanate 
• 7677-24-9 trimethylsilyl cyanide 
• 3795-79-7 methyl 4-(methylthio)benzoate 
• 35190-68-2 dimethyl 4,4'-dithiobisbenzoate 

Downstream Products

• 88489-60-5 methyl 4-[(trifluoromethyl)thio]benzoate 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Selectfluor-initiated cyanation of disulfides to thiocyanates

A Selectfluor-initiated cyanation of disulfides to thiocyanates has been developed. In this process, Selectfluor was employed as the oxidant and trimethylsilyl cyanide was used as the cyanation reagent. It provides an eco-friendly and simple way to synthesize the thiocyanates.

An electrochemical method for deborylative seleno/thiocyanation of arylboronic acids under catalyst- And oxidant-free conditions

An electrochemical deborylative seleno/thiocyanation of arylboronic acids has been well established to synthesize the corresponding aryl seleno/thiocyanates with good functional group tolerance under ambient conditions. A gram-scale reaction has been performed to highlight the advantages of the protocol. Preliminary mechanistic studies indicate that the oxidation of the seleno/thiocyanate anion occurs prior to that of the arylboronic acid substrate in galvanostatic mode, and that free radicals are involved in the process.

Fluorium-Initiated Dealkylative Cyanation of Thioethers to Thiocyanates

Thioethers are converted to thiocyanates via fluorium-initiated dealkylative cyanation. Selectfluor is used as the oxidant, and trimethylsilyl cyanide is used as the cyanation reagent. The well-streamlined procedure is user-friendly, operationally simple, and step-economical. The current mechanistic studies show that the sulfur radical cation and cyano radical are both involved. They combine to deliver cyanosulfonium, an intermediate toward thiocyanate after dealkylation. Alternatively, a nucleophilic mechanism is also possible. Our dealkyaltive cyanation is also efficient in synthesizing thiocyanates with strongly electrophilic functionalities.

Synthesis of perfluoroalkyl thioethers from aromatic thiocyanates by iron-catalysed decarboxylative perfluoroalkylation

Easily available aryl and heteroaryl thiocyanates were converted into the corresponding perfluoroalkyl thioethers via decarboxylation of potassium perfluoroalkylcarboxylates, catalysed by the inexpensive and environmentally benign iron(III) chloride.

Transition-metal-free synthesis of thiocyanato- or nitro-arenes through diaryliodonium salts

A transition-metal-free approach to facile synthesis of thiocyanato- and nitro-arenes was developed from KSCN (potassiumthiocyanate) or NaNO2with diaryliodonium salts in good yields under mild conditions. The reaction was compatible with a variety of sensitive functional substituents such as halides and nitro and ester groups. The usefulness of arylation products has been realized. (Formula Present).

Iron-Catalyzed Decarboxylation of Trifluoroacetate and Its Application to the Synthesis of Trifluoromethyl Thioethers

Nucleophilic CF3 has been generated by decarboxylation of potassium trifluoroacetate, arguably the most easy-to-handle, inexpensive, and sustainable source of trifluoromethyl groups. Simple iron(II) chloride catalyzes the decarboxylation as well as a subsequent trifluoromethylation of organothiocyanates, resulting in a straightforward synthesis of trifluoromethyl thioethers. The KCN byproduct is absorbed by iron(II) with formation of nontoxic potassium hexacyanoferrate. An analogous trifluoromethylation of aldehydes with trifluoroacetate underlines the synthetic potential of such iron-catalyzed decarboxylative trifluoromethylations.

Synthesis of difluoromethyl thioethers from difluoromethyl trimethylsilane and organothiocyanates generated in situ

A copper-CF2H complex generated in situ from copper thiocyanate and TMS-CF2H smoothly converts organothiocyanates into valuable difluoromethyl thioethers. This reaction step can be combined with several thiocyanation methods to one-pot protocols, allowing late-stage difluoromethylthiolations of widely available alkyl halides and arenediazonium salts. This strategy enables the introduction of difluoromethylthio groups - a largely unexplored substituent with highly promising properties - into drug-like molecules. A copper-CF2H complex generated in situ from copper thiocyanate and TMS-CF2H smoothly converts organothiocyanates into valuable difluoromethyl thioethers. This reaction step can be combined with several thiocyanation methods to one-pot protocols, allowing late-stage difluoromethylthiolations of widely available alkyl halides and arenediazonium salts.

A mild copper-catalyzed aerobic oxidative thiocyanation of arylboronic acids with TMSNCS

A facile and efficient transformation of arylboronic acids to their corresponding aryl thiocyanates has been successfully developed. Based on the CuCl-catalyzed oxidative cross-coupling reaction between arylboronic acids and trimethylsilylisothiocyanate (TMSNCS) under oxygen atmosphere, the transformation can be readily conducted at ambient temperature. The newly-developed protocol provided a competitive synthetic approach to aryl thiocyanates that can tolerate a broad range of reactive functional groups and/or strong electron-withdrawing groups.

Synthesis of aryl thiocyanates via copper-catalyzed aerobic oxidative cross-coupling between arylboronic acids and KSCN

A new protocol for the preparation of aryl thiocyanates by the cross-coupling reaction of arylboronic acids with KSCN salt is described. The coupling reaction was catalyzed by 20 mol% of copper acetate in the presence of 2.0 equivalents 4-methylpyridine serving both as ligand and base under 0.2 MPa of molecular oxygen. A variety of arylboronic acids, including those with substituents at ortho position, were suitable under the reaction conditions. Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York.

Improved procedure to aryl thiocyanates: A new synthetic application of dry arenediazonium o-benzenedisulfonimides

Aryl thiocyanates 3 (22 examples) were easily prepared by reaction of dry arenediazonium o-benzenedisulfonimides 1 and sodium thiocyanate (2) in anhydrous acetonitrile at room temperature (20-25 °C) in the presence of copper powder (Procedure A) and at 50 °C or room temperature without the metal catalyst (Procedure B). The yields were from very good to excellent in Procedure A (average yield = 83%), and from modest to excellent in Procedure B (average yield = 63%). In comparison with the thiocyanod-ediazoniation carried out under traditional Sandmeyer-type conditions, the yields of 3 were higher and the isothiocyanate isomers were formed only in traces. Moreover, the results obtained in the absence of copper confirm the role of the anion of salts 1 as an electron transfer agent.