N -Thiocyanato-dibenzenesulfonimide: A new electrophilic thiocyanating reagent with enhanced reactivity

Chengqiu Li, Pingliang Long, Haopeng Wu, Hongquan Yin, Fu Xue Chen*

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Abstract

A novel electrophilic thiocyanating reagent, N-thiocyanato-dibenzenesulfonimide, was prepared and exhibited enhanced electrophilicity with a wide scope of substrates. Thus, it reacted with activated aromatics such as phenols, indoles, anilines and anisoles without a catalyst giving the corresponding thicyanate derivatives in high yields, while TfOH for unactivated arenes and hetero aromatics and Zn(OTf)2 for ketones was used as the catalyst, respectively. It is noteworthy that internal alkenes and styrenes were bifunctionalized giving 1,2-amino thiocyanates in high yields.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)7131-7134
Number of pages4
JournalOrganic and Biomolecular Chemistry
Volume17
Issue number30
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2019

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