The disulfidation reactions of alkenes with disulfides were thoroughly investigated in this paper. Using H(2)O or DCE as the solvent, most reactions occurred smoothly to give the corresponding disulfidated products in good to high yields at room temperature within 12 h. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
A novel disulfenylation of alkenes with thiophenols and their corresponding disulfides by using air as the oxidant has been achieved. This transformation provides a facile and practical protocol for the synthesis of vicinal dithioethers under mild conditions.
The disulfidation reactions of alkenes with disulfides were thoroughly investigated in this paper. Using H(2)O or DCE as the solvent, most reactions occurred smoothly to give the corresponding disulfidated products in good to high yields at room temperature within 12 h. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.