Visible-Light-Mediated Alkylation of Thiophenols via Electron Donor–Acceptor Complexes Formed between Two Reactants
Yi-Ping Cai, Fang-Yuan Nie and Qin-Hua Song*
*Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, P. R. China,
Email: qhsong
ustc.edu.cn
Y.-P. Cai, F.-Y. Nie, Q.-H. Song, J. Org. Chem., 2021, 86, 12419-12426.
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Abstract
A metal-free, photocatalyst-free, photochemical system enables a direct alkylation of thiophenols via electron donor-acceptor complexes between N-hydroxyphthalimide esters as acceptors and thiophenol anions as donors in the presence of a tertiary amine. The EDA complexes in the reaction system have a broad range of visible-light absorption and can trigger the reaction effectively under sunlight.
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proposed mechanism
Key Words
aryl sulfides, photochemistry
ID: J42-Y2021
