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Visible-Light-Driven Synthesis of Aryl Xanthates and Aryl Dithiocarbamates via an Electron Donor-Acceptor Complex
Mingjun Zhang1, Beibei Wang1, Yunpeng Cao1
1State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Research Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, People's Republic of China.
Abstract:
Herein, we report a facile, efficient, and practical protocol that enables the preparation of aryl xanthates and aryl dithiocarbamates from functionalized dibenzothiophenium salts via a photoactivated electron donor-acceptor complex. This mild, metal-free method is operationally simple and has a broad substrate scope and potential utility for late-stage functionalization of natural products and pharmaceuticals. Finally, this method also has redefined the substrate scope and reaction pathway for the Leuckart thiophenol reaction.
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