Citation: Xu Xin-Ming, Chen De-Mao, Wang Zu-Li. Recent advances in sulfenylation of C(sp³)-H bond under transition metal-free conditions[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2020, 31(1): 49-57. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2019.05.048 shu

Recent advances in sulfenylation of C(sp³)-H bond under transition metal-free conditions

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College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yantai University, Yantai 264005, China
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College of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, China
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School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, China

Received Date: 18 April 2019
Revised Date: 14 May 2019
Accepted Date: 23 May 2019
Available Online: 25 January 2019

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In recent years, the transition metal-free sulfenylation of C-H bond for C-S formation has been rapidly advanced and has become an eco-friendly synthetic tool for pharmacists and organic chemists. Various natural or bioactive molecules such as (hetero)arenes, olefins, carbonyl compounds, alkanes, have been employed for sulfenylating reactions. This review will focus on the recent five-year advances in C-S bond formation via direct sulfenylation of C(sp³)-H bonds under metal-free conditions and elaborate their mechanisms from a new perspective.
- Sulfenylation,
- C(sp³)-H bond,
- Metal-free,
- Reaction mechanism,
- Synthetic method
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