New 1,2-dithioether based 2D copper(I) coordination polymer: from synthesis to catalytic application in A³-coupling reaction

Abstract

A new 2D copper(I) coordination polymeric complex has been synthesized from CuI and 1-(1-{4-chlorophenylthio}propan-2-ylthio)-4-chlorobenzene ([(CuI)2{ArSCH2CH(CH3)SAr}2]n, Ar = 4-ClC6H4) and characterized by high resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS) and single crystal X-ray diffraction techniques. The complex has been employed as a suitable catalyst for a solvent-free, one-pot, three-component A3-coupling reaction. A variety of aromatic and aliphatic aldehydes, terminal alkynes and aliphatic cyclic secondary amines have been used to prepare a library of propargylamines using the 2D-Cu complex at significantly low concentration (0.2 mol%).