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Indium (I) iodide promoted cleavage of dialkyl/diaryl disulfides and subsequent anti-Markovnikov addition to styrenes: a new route to linear thioethers

BC Ranu, T Mandal

Index: Ranu, Brindaban C.; Mandal, Tanmay Tetrahedron Letters, 2006 , vol. 47, # 38 p. 6911 - 6914

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Citation Number: 25

Abstract

The reaction of thiolate anions, generated in situ by indium (I) iodide promoted cleavage of dialkyl/diaryl disulfides, with styrenes has been investigated. Thiolate anions add to a variety of styrenes in an anti-Markovnikov manner producing linear thioethers in high yields. This method provides a new route to the synthesis of thioethers.