The Journal of organic chemistry

Zinc-Mediated Palladium-Catalyzed Formation of Carbon− Sulfur Bonds

CC Eichman, JP Stambuli

Index: Eichman, Chad C.; Stambuli, James P. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2009 , vol. 74, # 10 p. 4005 - 4008

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Citation Number: 92

Abstract

A catalytic amount of zinc chloride in combination with a palladium catalyst ligated by a monodentate phosphine allows the coupling of aryl and alkyl thiols with aryl bromides in high yields. The addition of zinc chloride to a palladium catalyst system that reportedly failed to promote sulfide formation allows this once ineffective catalyst system to provide the sulfide product in good yield. This paper describes a high-yielding and general monodentate ...