The Novel One-Pot Synthesis of Functionalized Vinyl Sulfides Using Triphenylphosphine Catalyzed Nucleophilic Addition of Thiols to Acetylenes

Title: The Novel One-Pot Synthesis of Functionalized Vinyl Sulfides Using Triphenylphosphine Catalyzed Nucleophilic Addition of Thiols to Acetylenes

Volume: 4 Issue: 8

Author(s): Robabeh Baharfar, Seyed M. Baghbanian, Roghayeh Hossein nia and Hamid R. Bijanzadeh

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Keywords: Triphenylphosphine, alkyl propiolate, organophosphorus compounds, vinyl sulfides

Abstract: 3-mercapto-2-butanone undergoes a smooth reaction with electron-deficient symmetric and asymmetric acetylenes in the presence of catalytic amount of triphenylphosphine under neutral conditions to produce S-functionalized vinyl sulfides (Z/E isomers) in moderately high yields.

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Baharfar Robabeh, Baghbanian M. Seyed, Hossein nia Roghayeh and Bijanzadeh R. Hamid, The Novel One-Pot Synthesis of Functionalized Vinyl Sulfides Using Triphenylphosphine Catalyzed Nucleophilic Addition of Thiols to Acetylenes, Letters in Organic Chemistry 2007; 4 (8) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157017807782795547