Unsymmetric di(heteroaryl) sulfides were synthesized by a rhodium-catalyzed heteroarylthio exchange reaction of heteroaryl aryl ethers and S-(heteroaryl) thioesters. The reaction has broad applicability, giving diverse unsymmetric di(heteroaryl) sulfides containing five- and six-membered heteroarenes. No base is required in this reaction, which has been developed by the judicious design of organic substrates.
A convenient synthetic method for 1,4-dithiins was developed using sulfur and alkynes. A rhodium complex catalyzes the addition reaction of sulfur with cyclic alkynes giving the corresponding symmetrical 1,4-dithiines under reflux conditions in 2-butanone. Unsymmetrical 1,4-dithiins are synthesized by the reaction of sulfur with dialkyl acetylenedicarboxylates in the presence of cyclic alkynes or vinyl ethers.
(3 + 2) Dearomatizing cycloaddition of 3-cyanoindoles occurs in smooth conditions with a non-stabilized azomethine ylide, to yield tricyclic indolines in only 1 min under microflow conditions using 3 equiv of the dipole precursor vs. 6 equiv. in a batch reactor.
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