Visible-light induced decarboxylative coupling of redox-active esters with disulfides to construct C-S bonds

Chem Commun (Camb). 2020 Apr 14;56(30):4164-4167. doi: 10.1039/d0cc00451k.

Abstract

A novel method has been established for the construction of C-S bonds using redox-active esters with disulfides in the presence of Ru-photoredox catalyst. This method exhibits remarkable functional group tolerance across a wide scope of substrates. Under mild conditions, a structurally diverse array of aryl alkyl sulfides is successfully and efficiently obtained through decarboxylative cross-coupling.