Abstract The radical reaction of benzenethiol with alkynes 1a-o carried out at 154 °C affords a mixture of thiol/alkyne adduct 3 and benzothiophene 5, deriving from vinyl radical intermediates 2 through hydrogen abstraction and 5-(π-endo)orthocyclization onto the adjacent thiophenyl ring, respectively. This latter reaction occurs through the reversible formation of cyclohexadienyl radical intermediates
Efficient synthesis of vinyl and alkyl sulfides via hydrothiolation of alkynes and electron-deficient olefins using soluble and heterogenized gold complexes catalysts
Soluble and heterogenized gold complexes catalyze the hydrothiolation of alkynes and electron-deficient olefins in high yields and with high anti-Markovnikov selectivity. Moreover heterogenized catalysts could be recycled in several successive runs without any loss of activity or selectivity.