Canadian Journal of Chemistry

Water-promoted regioselective hydrothiolation of alkynes

S Bhadra, BC Ranu

Index: Bhadra, Sukalyan; Ranu, Brindaban C. Canadian Journal of Chemistry, 2009 , vol. 87, # 11 p. 1605 - 1609

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Abstract

Water promotes hydrothiolation of unactivated alkynes efficiently without any catalyst or additive. The reaction at room temperature furnishes vinyl sulfides with high regioselectivity via anti-Markovnikov addition. The terminal alkynes provide dithiolanes at 80° C by bis- addition. The reactions are very clean and high yielding.