Iodine-catalyzed regioselective sulfenylation of imidazoheterocycles in PEG400?

Green Chemistry Pub Date: 2014-09-18 DOI: 10.1039/C4GC01462F

Abstract

An iodine-catalyzed sulfenylation of imidazo[1,2-a]-pyridines, -pyrimidines, and [1,2-b]pyridazines is herein described with various thiophenols using hydrogen peroxide as an oxidizing agent in PEG400. The method enabled the formation of 3-arylthioimidazoheterocycles in moderate to excellent yields under metal-free conditions. Several functional groups were well tolerated under our optimized conditions.

Graphical abstract: Iodine-catalyzed regioselective sulfenylation of imidazoheterocycles in PEG400
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