Organic letters

Microwave-accelerated solvent-free synthesis of thioketones, thiolactones, thioamides, thionoesters, and thioflavonoids

RS Varma, D Kumar

Index: Varma, Rajender S.; Kumar, Dalip Organic Letters, 1999 , vol. 1, # 5 p. 697 - 700

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Citation Number: 119

Abstract

An expeditious, solvent-free, and high yield conversion of ketones, flavones, isoflavones, lactones, amides, and esters to the corresponding thio analogues is described utilizing Lawesson's reagent in a process that circumvents the use of dry solvents and excess of the reagent.