Arylation of Diorganochalcogen Compounds with Diaryliodonium Triflates: Metal Catalysts Are Unnecessary
Léanne Racicot, Takahito Kasahara and Marco A. Ciufolini*
*Department of Chemistry, The University of British Columbia,
2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1, Canada, Email: ciufichem.ubc.ca
L. Racicot, T. Kasahara, M. A. Ciufolini, Org. Lett., 2014, 16, 6382-6385.
DOI: 10.1021/ol503177q
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Abstract
Diaryliodonium triflates transfer an aryl group to the chalcogen atom of organic sulfides, selenides, and tellurides. The reaction works in the absence of a transition-metal catalyst, simply upon heating in chloroform or dichloroethane solution.
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ID: J54-Y2014