Jing Tan, F. Liang, Yeming Wang
May 17, 2008
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Organic letters
Abstract
In the presence of carbon tetrabromide, a variety of dithiocarbamates, xanthates, dithioesters, and thioethers were prepared in one pot by reacting the corresponding dithioic acids or thiols with active methylene compounds/indole derivatives under mild conditions. The formation of a sulfenyl bromide intermediate is proposed as the key step, which initiates the C-S bond formation.