Sulfonyl-Promoted Michaelis-Arbuzov-Type Reaction: An Approach to S/Se-P Bonds

J Org Chem. 2021 Oct 1;86(19):13644-13663. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.1c01681. Epub 2021 Sep 13.

Abstract

By facilitating the chemical conversion of thiols to thiosulfonates, phosphoramidite/phosphite bearing sp3-hybridized carbon serves as an ideal coupling material to forge new connections at room temperature. In this work, a functional group-induced, additive-free, novel, S-P bond-forming approach is presented. This protocol exhibits good functional group tolerance with wide applications that include phosphorylation of cysteine derivatives, development of a one-pot approach to mixed unsymmetrical thiophosphonates, and extension of the concept to different Se-P bonds. Meticulously, our reaction also generated a S-P bond against cyclic 1,2-dithiane-1-dioxide in a byproduct-free manner. These Michaelis-Arbuzov-type reactions are easy to conduct, work efficiently in a reduced reaction time, and are applicable to gram-scale preparation as well.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Sulfhydryl Compounds*

Substances

  • Sulfhydryl Compounds