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An efficient, fast and convenient protocol for the synthesis of N-urethane-protected
α-amino/peptide thioacids from their corresponding acids and Na2S is
mediated by EDC. The chemistry is compatible with a wide variety of urethane
protecting groups, side-chain functionalities, and sterically hindered amino
acids.
T. M. Vishwanatha, M. Samarasimhareddy, V. V. Sureshbabu, Synlett, 2012, 23,
89-92.
A thiazolium precatalyst facilitates electrochemical oxidation of thiolate
anions, leading to deleterious formation of disulfide byproducts. For the
reaction of a broad range of aldehyde and thiol substrates, thioesters were
obtained in very good yields . This approach provides an atom-efficient
thioesterification that circumvents the need for stoichiometric exogenous
oxidants, high cell potentials, or redox mediators.
K. A. Ogawa, A. J. Boydston, Org. Lett., 2014,
16, 1928-1931.
4,4′-azopyridine is a suitable electron-deficient reagent for Mitsunobu
esterification and thioesterification reactions. This new reagent facilitates
the isolation of its hydrazine byproduct without restricting the reaction scope.
The pyridine hydrazine byproduct can be simply reoxidized. The stereochemistry
of the reaction under the reported conditions is with perfect retention of
configuration.
N. Iranpoor, H. Firouzabadi, D. Khalili, S. Motevalli, J. Org. Chem., 2008,
73, 4882-4887.
Reduction of ethanethiol esters of α-amino acids to α-amino aldehydes by
triethylsilane and catalytic palladium-on-carbon is described. α-Amino aldehydes
with Boc, Cbz, or Fmoc protection could be obtained without racemization in high
yield.
H. Tokuyama, S. Yokoshima, S.-C. Lin, L. Li, T. Fukuyama, Synthesis, 2002, 1121-1123.
The photocatalytic activation of elemental sulfur enables a mild, rapid, and
chemoselective three-component thioesterification in the presence of olefins and
α-ketoacids. This novel reaction is characterized by high yields and a broad
substrate scope.
S. Murakami, T. Nanjo, Y. Takemoto, Org. Lett., 2021, 23,
7650-7655.
Diverse thiol esters were synthesized in good yields by reactions of thiophenol,
benzyl mercaptan, ethyl mercaptoacetate, and mercaptoacetic acid with N-acylbenzotriazoles
under mild conditions. These results demonstrate the utility of N-acylbenzotriazoles
as mild S-acylating agents.
A. R. Katritzky, A. A. Shestopalov, K. Suzuki, Synthesis,
2004,
1806-1813.
The addition of 3-10 mol-% DMAP accelerates the
DCC-activated esterification of carboxylic acids with alcohols and thiols to
such an extent that formation of side products is suppressed and even sterically
demanding esters are formed in good yields at room temperature.
B. Neises, W. Steglich, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 1978,
17, 522-524.
A convenient procedure allows the synthesis of esters and thioesters from the
corresponding carboxylic acid using TFFH as the coupling reagent. The
preparation of N-acyl-dithiocarbamates from carboxylic acids and
1,3-thiazolidine-2-thione is also described.
M. Pittelkow, F. S. Kamounah, U. Boas, B. Pedersen, J. B. Christensen, Synthesis,
2004, 2485-2492.
A copper-catalyzed oxidative coupling of readily available aroylhydrazides
with disulfides enables an alternative thioesterification reaction, in which
oxidative expulsion of N2 overcomes the activation barrier between
the carboxylic acid derivatives and the products. The reaction produces various
thioesters in good to excellent yields with good functional group tolerance.
S. Xie, L. Su, M. Mo, W. Zhou, Y. Zhou, J. Dong, J. Org. Chem., 2021, 86,
739-749.
A nickel-catalyzed thiocarbonylation of arylboronic acid with sulfonyl
chlorides in the presence of Mo(CO)6 as CO source and reductant
provides a broad range of thioesters in good yields with good functional group
tolerance.
X. Qi, Z.-P. Bao, X.-T. Yao, X.-F. Wu,
Org. Lett., 2020, 22, 6671-6676.
The facile and efficient conversion of a tert-butyl protecting group
to an acetyl protecting group by catalytic amounts of bromine in acetyl
chloride and the presence of acetic acid has been developed. The fairly mild reaction conditions are of particular interest for
new protecting group strategies for sulfur functionalised target structures.
A. Blaszczyk, M. Elbing, M. Mayor, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2004, 2,
2722-2724.
Various alcohols, thiols, phenols, and amines can be acetylated using acetic
anhydride in the presence of catalytic quantity of silver triflate. The method
proceeds under mild conditions, does not involve cumbersome workup, and the
resulting products are obtained in high yields within a reasonable time.
R. Das, D. Chakraborty, Synthesis, 2011,
1621-1625.
Various alcohols, phenols, amines and thiols
may easily be converted into acetate derivatives by treatment
with acetic anhydride in the presence of
acetonyltriphenylphosphonium bromide in good yields at room
temperature. With the same precatalyst, both aliphatic and aromatic aldehydes
can be transformed into the corresponding gem-diacetates under reflux
conditions.
A. T. Khan, L. H. Choudry, S. Ghosh, Eur. J. Org. Chem., 2005,
2782-2787.
Copper(II) tetrafluoroborate efficiently catalyzes acetylation of
structurally diverse phenols, alcohols, thiols, and amines with
stoichiometric amounts of Ac2O under solvent-free conditions at
room temperature. Acid-sensitive alcohols are smoothly acetylated without
competitive side reactions.
A. K. Chakraborti, R. Gulhane, Shivani, Synthesis, 2004,
111-115.
An atom efficient esterification could be
achieved using hafnium(IV) or zirconium(IV) salts.
K. Ishihara, M. Nakayama, S. Ohara, H. Yamamoto, Tetrahedron,
2002, 58, 8179-8188.
Acylation of alcohols, thiols, and sugars were studied with a variety of
Lewis acids, and it was found that Cu(OTf)2 was very efficient in
catalyzing the reaction under mild conditions in CH2Cl2.
K. L. Chandra, P. Saravan, R. K. Singh, V. K. Singh, Tetrahedron, 2002, 58,
1369-1374.
Ground-state destabilization of amides enables an exceedingly mild method for
the direct thioesterification and selenoesterification by selective N-C(O) bond
cleavage in the absence of transition metals. Acyclic amides undergo N-C(O) to
S/Se-C(O) interconversion to give the corresponding thioesters and selenoesters
in excellent yields at room temperature via a tetrahedral intermediate pathway.
Md. M. Rahman, G. Li, M. Szostak, Synthesis, 2020, 52,
1060-1066.
A palladium-catalyzed desulfonative carbonylation of S-aryl/alkyl benzenesulfonothioates
provides thioesters in good yields by
SO2 extrusion and CO insertion under 1 bar of CO. Dimethylacetamide (DMAc)
as solvent facilitated this desulfonative carbonylation due to its
high absorbing ability of SO2.
J.-X. Xu, L.-C. Wang, X.-F. Wu, Org. Lett.,
2022, 24, 4820-4824.
The thiocarbonylation of gem-difluoroalkenes with thiols provides
acyethanethioates in good yields in the presence of water under mild conditions
without the use of any additives.
X. Jiang, G. Wang, Z. Zheng, X. Yu, Y. Hong, H. Xia, C. Yu, Org. Lett., 2020, 22,
9762-9766.
The combination of thiols as nucleophiles and a bidentate ligand enable a
palladium-catalyzed thiocarbonylation of styrene derivatives with high
regioselectivity toward the more valuable branched isomer. The ambient reaction
conditions (temperature, catalyst loading) and the use of a CO surrogate render
this transformation a useful method for the synthesis of thioesters.
V. Hirschbeck, P. H. Gehrtz, I. Fleischer, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2016,
138, 16794-16799.
A direct Csp3-H bond oxidative thioesterification of methyl
ketones with aromatic thiols/disulfides is promoted by TBAI/K2S2O8
to provide functionalized α-ketothioesters. This efficient reaction offers
large-scale applicability and broad functional group tolerance.
B. Hu, Pan Zhou, Q. Zhang, Y. Wang, S. Zhao, L. Lu, S. Yan, F. Yu, J. Org. Chem., 2018, 83,
14978-14986.
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A Pd-catalyzed hydrothiocarbonylation of unactivated terminal alkenes
provides aliphatic thioesters with exclusive linear selectivity under mild
reaction conditions in very good yields, broad substrate scope, and broad
functional group tolerance.
W. Yu, J. Han, D. Fang, M. Wang, J. Liao, Org. Lett., 2021, 23,
2482-2487.
Oxalic acid monothioesters (OAM) can be used as a thioester synthetic equivalent for palladium-catalyzed
decarboxylative thiocarbonylation of organohalides and hydrothiocarbonylation of
unsaturated carbon-carbon bonds at room temperature with high chemo- and
regioselectivity.
B. Zhao, Y. Fu, R. Shang,
Org. Lett., 2019, 21, 9521-9526.
A nickel-catalyzed reductive coupling of aryl triflates with O-tBu
S-alkyl thiocarbonates provides thioesters in good yields via a
chemoselective cleavage of the C-O bond of the thiocarbonate. This work broadens
the scope of nickel-catalyzed reductive cross-electrophile coupling reactions.
Z. Zhu, Y. Gong, W. Tong, W. Xue, H. Gong, Org. Lett., 2021, 23,
2158-2163.
Simple thioesters undergo direct aldol addition to aldehydes in the presence
of a Lewis acid and i-Pr2NEt. The reactions proceed extremely rapidly and in excellent
yield.
J. M. Yost, G. Zhou, D. M. Coltart, Org. Lett.,
2006, 8, 1503-1506.
Mild and Efficient Pentafluorophenylammonium Triflate (PFPAT)-Catalyzed
C-Acylations of Enol Silyl Ethers or Ketene Silyl (Thio)Acetals with Acid
Chlorides
A. Iida, J. Osada, R. Nagase, T. Misaki, Y. Tanabe, Org. Lett., 2007,
9, 1859-1862.
A Ti-crossed Claisen condensation between ketene silyl (thio)acetals and acid chlorides gave α-monoalkylated (thio)esters and thermodynamically unfavorable
α,α-dialkylated β-keto (thio)esters in good yield. The protocol was extended to the
direct condensation of ketene silyl acetals with carboxylic acids.
A. Iida, S. Nakazawa, T. Okabayashi, A. Horii, T. Misako, Y. Tanabe, Org. Lett., 2006, 8, 5215-5218.