A rhodium complex derived from RhH(PPh(3))(4) and Me(2)PhP catalyzed the carbothiolation reaction of 1-alkylthio-1-alkynes and 1,4-diaryl-1,3-butadiynes giving (Z)-4-alkylthio-4-aryl-3-arylethynyl-3-buten-1-ynes. Terminal alkynes such as 1-decyne and (t-butylthio)acetylene underwent the carbothiolation reaction using a RhH(PPh(3))(4)-dppb catalyst. The reactions proceeded via cis-addition with C-C bond formation at the less hindered acetylene carbon. (C) 2011 Published by Elsevier Ltd.
Meyer-Schuster Rearrangement of .gamma.-Sulfur-Substituted Propargyl Alcohols: A Convenient Synthesis of .alpha.,.beta.-Unsaturated Thioesters
gamma-Sulfur-substituted propargyl alcohols 1a-e and 1ij reacted with polyphosphoric acid trimethylsilyl ester (PPSE) to give the alpha,beta-unsaturated thioesters 3a-e and 3ij in good yields. However, the reactions of 3,3-dibutyl-1 -(phenylthio)propargyl alcohol (1k) and 1-(phenylthio)ethynyl- 1-cyclo alkanols 1l-n with PPSE gave the enyne sulfides 2k-n exclusively.