Oxidative C-S Bond Cleavage of Benzyl Thiols Enabled by Visible-Light-Mediated Silver(II) Complexes
Boseok Hong, Kim Christopher C. Aganda and Anna Lee*
*Department of Chemistry, Department of Energy Science and Technology, Myongji University, Yongin 17058, Republic of Korea,
Email: annalee
mju.ac.kr
B. Hong, K. C. C. Aganda, A. Lee, Org. Lett., 2020, 22, 4395-4399.
DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.0c01399
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Abstract
The use of visible-light-induced silver catalysis enables a controlled singlet-oxygen-mediated selective C-S bond cleavage reaction of benzyl thiols to afford carbonyl compounds.
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Key Words
aldehydes, ketones, oxygen, potassium peroxydisulfate
ID: J54-Y2020
