Decarboxylative Thioamidation of Arylacetic and Cinnamic Acids: A New Approach to Thioamides
Tirumaleswararao Guntreddi, Rajeshwer Vanjari and Krishna Nand Singh*
*Department of Chemistry (Centre of Advanced Study), Faculty of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, India, Email: knsinghbhu.ac.in
T. Guntreddi, R. Vanjari, K. N. Singh, Org. Lett., 2014, 16, 3624-3625.
DOI: 10.1021/ol501482g
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Abstract
A decarboxylative strategy for the synthesis of thioamides involves a three-component reaction of arylacetic or cinnamic acids, amines and elemental sulfur powder, without the need of a transition metal and an external oxidant.
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Key Words
thionation, amination, multicomponent reactions
ID: J54-Y2014