Aromatization of cyclic hydrocarbons via thioether elimination reaction.
Yang LiuYingqi FengJinli NieSijie XieXin PenHuanliang HongXiuwen ChenLu ChenYibiao LiPublished in: Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) (2023)
Herein, the diversity-oriented aromatization of cyclic hydrocarbons via potassium ethyl xanthogenate (EtOCS 2 K)/NH 4 I-mediated methylthiyl radical addition and thioether elimination was investigated under transition-metal-free conditions. The methylthiyl radical species were generated in situ via the NH 4 I-mediated decomposition of DMSO following which EtOCS 2 K promoted the breaking of carbon-sulfur bonds of thioether.