Selective S-arylation of thiols with o-OTf-substituted diaryliodonium salts toward diarylsulfides

Abstract

We present a selective sulfenylation of ortho-OTf-substituted diaryliodonium salts with thiols. Diarylsulfides bearing vicinal OTf groups were synthesized under mild conditions, offering various versatile synthons for further transformations.