sulfenylation/deiodination/aromatization of cyclic alkenyl iodides with sulfonyl hydrazides. In the absence of external catalysts and additives a range of 4‐iodo‐1,2‐dihydronaphthalenes reacted with sulfonyl hydrazides to give structurally diverse 2‐naphthyl thioethers in good yields. Mechanistic studies showed that at an early stage sulfonyl hydrazides decomposed completely to thiosulfonates and disulfides
The reaction of 1- and 2-naphthols 1 and 2 with a variety of thiols 3 in the presence of trifluoromethanesulfonic acid afforded naphthyl alkyl and aryl sulfides 4 and 5, respectively, in good yields. Similarly naphthyl bis(alkyl) or bis(aryl) sulfides 10-13 were prepared from the corresponding dihydroynaphthalenes 6-9.