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Synthesis of vinyl sulfides

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A mild, versatile, palladium-free method for the synthesis of vinyl sulfides using the soluble copper(I) catalyst [Cu(phen)(PPh3)2]NO3 is reported. The desired vinyl sulfides are obtained with retention of stereochemistry in good to excellent yields.
C. G. Bates, P. Saejueng, M. Q. Doherty, D. Venkataraman, Org. Lett., 2004, 6, 5005-5008.


The coupling of vinyl bromides with thiols or diphenyl diselenide using copper(I) salts as catalysts in ionic liquids based on amino acids gives vinyl chalcogenides in good to excellent yields with retention of stereochemistry. The ionic liquids act as solvent, base, and excellent promoter for the copper-catalyzed coupling reactions.
Z. Wang, H. Mo, W. Bao, Synlett, 2007, 91-94.


Air-stable palladium complexes with phosphinous acid ligands serve as efficient catalysts for various cross-coupling reactions of vinyl and aryl chlorides with arylboronic acids, arylzinc reagents, and thiols.
G. Y. Li, J. Org. Chem., 2002, 67, 3643-3650.


A hydrothiolation of aromatic alkynes with thiophenols by anti-Markonikov addition in the presence of β-cyclodextrin in water gives E-vinyl sulfides in excellent yields. β-Cyclodextrin can be recovered and reused for a number of runs without any loss of activity.
R. Sridhar, K. Surendra, N. S. Krishnaveni, B. Srinivas, K. R. Rao, Synlett, 2006, 3495-3497.


The reaction of an alkyne with an alkanethiol in the presence of a catalytic amount of cesium carbonate and TEMPO as a radical inhibitor in DMSO provides the corresponding 1-alkenyl alkyl sulfide adduct in good yield with high Z-selectivity.
A. Kondoh, K. Takami, H. Yorimitsu, K. Oshima, J. Org. Chem., 2005, 70, 6468-6473.


Tp*Rh(PPh3)2 (Tp* = hydrotris(3,5-dimethylpyrazolyl)borate) is a highly active catalyst for alkyne hydrothiolation with alkyl and aryl thiols. Hydrothiolation using alkyl thiols proceeds with excellent regioselectivity, providing convenient access to branched alkyl vinyl sulfides. A mixture of regioisomers is obtained when using aryl thiols.
C. Cao, L. R. Fraser, J. A. Love, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2005, 127, 17614-17615.

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Tetraphosphine cis,cis,cis-1,2,3,4-tetrakis[(diphenylphosphino)methyl]cyclopentane (Tedicyp) is an efficient ligand for the Heck reaction of sulfur-containing alkenes with aryl bromides. The rates and yields of the reactions strongly depend on the oxidation state of the sulfur atom.
A. Battace, T. Zair, H. Doucet, M. Santelli, Synthesis, 2006, 3495-3505.