Iodine‐Catalyzed Regioselective Sulfenylation of Indoles with Sulfonyl Hydrazides

Abstract

New S in town: Sulfonyl hydrazides smoothly undergo sulfenylation with indoles in the presence of 10 mol % I2 to give structurally diverse indole thioethers in moderate to excellent yields with extremely high regioselectivity. This study paves the way for the use of sulfonyl hydrazides as unique sulfur electrophiles in chemical synthesis. As a service to our authors and readers, this journal provides supporting information supplied by the authors. Such materials are peer reviewed and may be re-organized for online delivery, but are not copy-edited or typeset. Technical support issues arising from supporting information (other than missing files) should be addressed to the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.