Phosphorus Pentasulfide: A Mild and Versatile Catalyst/Reagent for the Preparation of Dithiocarboxylic Esters
Arumugam Sudalai, Subbareddy Kanagasabapathy and Brian C. Benicewicz
*NYS Center for Polymer Synthesis and Department of Chemistry, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York 12180,
Email: benice
sc.edu
A. Sudalai, S. Kanagasabapathy, B. C. Benicewicz, Org. Lett., 2000, 2, 3213-3216.
DOI: 10.1021/ol006407q
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Abstract
The reaction of carboxylic acids with various thiols or alcohols in the presence of phosphorus pentasulfide proceeded effectively to afford the corresponding dithiocarboxylic esters in high yields.
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