K<sub>2</sub>S<sub>2</sub>O<sub>8</sub>/arenesulfinate: an unprecedented thiolating system enabling selective sulfenylation of indoles under metal-free conditions

Honghua Rao, Ping Wang, Jianchun Wang, Zhong‐Feng Li, Xin-Zhan Sun, Shengli Cao

RSC Advances · 2014 · 70 citations · 46 references

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Abstract

Direct selective sulfenylation of indoles is disclosed<italic>via</italic>an unprecedented deoxygenation of arylsulfonyl radical only under K<sub>2</sub>S<sub>2</sub>O<sub>8</sub>/arenesulfinate system in CH<sub>3</sub>CN/H<sub>2</sub>O.

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