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. 2010 Aug 18;6:880–921. doi: 10.3762/bjoc.6.88

Table 11.

Reactions of thiols RC6H4SH and HetArSH with RFI in organic solvents and in biphasic conditions without initiators.

R SH, (SCat+) RF Base Reaction conditions Yields of ArSRF, % Ref.

Thiophenols

H SNa C8F17 DMF, 25 °C, 17 h 90 [188]
H SNa C8F17 DMF, 25 °C, 17 h + norbornene 77 [188]
H SNa C8F17 DMF, 25 °C, 17 h + styrene 0 [188]
H SNa CF(CF3)2 DMF, 25 °C, 17 h 76 [188]
H SNBu4 C6F13 CH2Cl2/H2O, 40 °C, 4 h 48 [188]
H SNBu4 C6F13 C6H6/H2O, 25 °C, 2.5 h 76a [188]
H R(CF2)n DMF, conditions are not presented 56–87 [205]
4-NH2 SH C2F5 K2CO3 DMF, 10 °C 84 [206]
4-F SNa C10F21 DMF, 70 °C, 1 h 97 [204]
4-F SNa CF2)4I DMF, 25 °C,12 h, 60 °C, 1 h 86b
4-Cl SNa (CF2)8I DMF, 50 °C, 6 h
H SH C4F9 NaH DMF, 20–25 °C, 17–18 h 66 [201]
4-CH3 SH C4F9 NaH DMF, 20–25 °C, 17–18 h 77 [201]
4-OH SH C4F9 NaH DMF, 20–25 °C, 17–18 h 30 [201]
4-Cl SH C4F9 NaH DMF, 20–25 °C, 17–18 h 83 [201]
4-NO2 SH C4–C8 NaH DMF, 20–25 °C, 17–18 h 93–99 [201]
F5 SCu CF2=CF DMAC, 70 °C, 20 h 65 [207]
F5 SCu C8F17 DMAC, 70 °C, 20 h 0 [207]
H SeNa CF3Br EtOH, 20 °C, 2 h, olefins 2–60 [160]
H SeNa C4F9I–C8F17I EtOH, 20 °C, 2 h, olefins [160]

Heterocyclic thiols

Heterocycle RF Base Reaction conditions Yields Ref.

2-SH-benzothiazole C3F7 NEt3 DMF, 55–60 °C, 3–48 h Traces [189]
C3F7 NEt3 DMF, 20–22 °C, 120 h 59 [189]
Cl(CF2)4–6 NaH DMF, 70 °C, 10 h 0–4.5c [169]

2-SH-benzimidazole Cl(CF2)4–6 NaH DMF, 70 °C, 10 h 0–3d [169]

8-SNa-quinoline C3F7 NEt3 DMF, 20–22 °C, 24 h 72 [189]

aIn the presence of norbornene and styrene the yields are 30% and 0%, respectively.

bα, ω-Bis(SAr)perfluoroalkanes.

c8.5% conver. RFI.

d~3% conver. RFI.