Ammonium Iodide Induced Nonradical Regioselective Sulfenylation of Flavones via a C-H Functionalization Process

Wannian Zhao, Ping Xie, Zhaogang Bian, Aihua Zhou, Haibo Ge, Min Zhang, Yingcai Ding, Lian Zheng

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Abstract

A novel and highly regioselective ammonium iodide-induced nonradical sulfenylation method for the construction of a C-S bond was developed via C-H functionalization. With DMSO or R1SO2NHNH2 as a sulfenylating agent, MeS- and R1S-substituted flavone derivatives were obtained in good yields. This method enriches current C-S bond formation chemistry, making it a highly valuable and practical method in pharmaceutical industry.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)9167-9175
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of Organic Chemistry
Volume80
Issue number18
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 18 2015

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