Palladium Catalyzed Oxidative Coupling of α-Enolic Dithioesters: A New Entry to 3,4,5-Trisubstituted 1,2-Dithioles via a Double Activation Strategy
摘要:
An operationally simple, facile, and convenient one-pot straightforward method for the construction of 3,4,5-trisubstituted 1,2-dithioles has been explored and developed via palladium catalyzed self-coupling of alpha-enolic dithioesters for the first time. Pd(0) efficiently catalyzes the activation and cleavage of S-H and C-S bonds to achieve cascade coupling, which results in the concomitant formation of new S-S and C-C bonds. Optimization data, substrate scope, and mechanistic insights are discussed.