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Thiolysis of 1, 2-epoxides by thiophenol catalyzed under solvent-free conditions

F Fringuelli, F Pizzo, S Tortoioli, L Vaccaro

Index: Fringuelli, Francesco; Pizzo, Ferdinando; Tortoioli, Simone; Vaccaro, Luigi Tetrahedron Letters, 2003 , vol. 44, # 35 p. 6785 - 6787

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Abstract

Thiolysis of alkyl-and aryl-1, 2-epoxides was investigated under solvent-free conditions in the presence of Lewis and Brønsted acid and base catalysts (InCl3, p-TsOH, n-Bu3P, K2CO3). Five mol% of catalyst was sufficient and the best results were obtained by using InCl3 and K2CO3. β-Hydroxy sulfide was isolated in excellent yields.