The reaction between arenediazonium tetrafluoroborates and alkaline thiocarboxylates in DMSO: A convenient access to aryl thiolesters and other aromatic sulfur derivatives.
thiobenzoate and arenediazonium tetrafluoroborates in DMSO leads to the corresponding aryl thiolesters 1 which can either be isolated or further reacted providing a convenient one-pot access to a number of other aromatic sulfur derivatives.