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Electrochemical Oxidative Thiocyanosulfonylation of Aryl Acetylenes

  • Yu Zheng ,
  • Shencheng Qian ,
  • Pengcheng Xu ,
  • Binnan Zheng ,
  • Shenlin Huang
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  • a Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037
    b International Innovation Center for Forest Chemicals and Materials, Nanjing 210037
    c Ningxia Best Pharmaceutical Chemical Co. Ltd., Yinchuan 750411

Received date: 2022-09-30

  Revised date: 2022-11-24

  Online published: 2022-12-12

Supported by

National Natural Science Foundation of China(32171724); Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province(BK20210607)

Abstract

Thiocyano and sulfonyl groups as important functional groups are widely existing in natural products, agrochemicals and medicines. They are also versatile synthetic intermediates that could be converted into various functionalities. There are limited reports on the synthesis of compounds that contain these two functional groups. A simple three-component thiocyanatosulfonylation of aryl acetylenes with sodium sulfinates and NH4SCN through electrochemical oxidation to construct thiocyanated vinylsulfones has been established. The reaction employs easily accessible starting materials and features the characterization of external oxidant-free, mild reaction conditions, and high stereoselectivity. Moreover, this method enables two C—S bonds to be simultaneously formed in a one-step reaction.

Cite this article

Yu Zheng , Shencheng Qian , Pengcheng Xu , Binnan Zheng , Shenlin Huang . Electrochemical Oxidative Thiocyanosulfonylation of Aryl Acetylenes[J]. Chinese Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2022 , 42(12) : 4275 -4281 . DOI: 10.6023/cjoc202209041

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