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DIPEA-Promoted Reaction of 2-Nitrochalcones with Elemental Sulfur: An Unusual Approach to 2-Benzoylbenzothiophenes

Thanh Binh Nguyen* and Pascal Retailleau

*Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles, CNRS UPR 2301, Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, 1, avenue de la Terrasse, 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette, France, Email: nguyenicsn.cnrs-gif.fr

T. B. Nguyen, P. Retailleau, Org. Lett., 2017, 19, 4858-4860.

DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.7b02321


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Abstract

The reaction of 2-nitrochalcones with elemental sulfur provides a wide range of 2-benzoylbenzothiophenes in the presence of DIPEA as sulfur activator.


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Key Words

benzothiophenes


ID: J54-Y2017