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Synthetic Applications of Sulfonium Salts
Sergei I Kozhushkov1, Manuel Alcarazo1
1Institut für Organische und Biomolekulare Chemie Georg-August-Universität Göttingen Tammannstr. 2 37077 Göttingen Germany.
Abstract:
This minireview aims to cover the developments over the past two decades in the chemistry of sulfonium salts. Specifically, insight is provided into the synthetic strategies available for the preparation of these compounds, the different reactivity patterns that are expected depending on their structural features or the reaction conditions applied, and the diversity of organic scaffolds that can thereby be synthesized. Additionally, the pros and cons derived from the use of sulfonium salts are presented and critically compared, when possible, in relation to reagents not based on sulfur but depicting similar reactivity.
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