Fast Ruthenium??Catalysed Allylation of Thiols by Using Allyl Alcohols as Substrates

AB Zaitsev, HF Caldwell, PS Pregosin…

Index: Zaitsev, Alexey B.; Caldwell, Helen F.; Pregosin, Paul S.; Veiros, Luis F. Chemistry - A European Journal, 2009 , vol. 15, # 26 p. 6468 - 6477

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Abstract

Abstract Green and fast: Allylation of aromatic and aliphatic thiols, by using allyl alcohols as substrates, requires only minutes at ambient temperature with a Ru catalyst (see scheme). Quantitative conversion is normal and the catalyst possesses high functional-group tolerance.