Table 2. Co–Mo–S-catalysed alkylation of thiols with benzyl alcohol (2a) ^a .

Entry	Product	Conv. b [%]	Yield [%]		Entry	Product	Conv. b [%]	Yield [%]
			3 c	4 b				3 c	4 b
1 d		>99	91	—	11		>99	92	—
2		>99	85	—	12		>99	90	—
3		>99	90	4	13		>99	89	—
4		>99	78	6	14 e		>99	82	—
5		>99	73	6	15 f		>99	65	—
6		>99	93	—	16 g		>99	45	—
7		95	76	—	17		>99	89	2
8		>99	96	—	18		97	78	—
9		>99	93	—	19		95	70	10
10		>99	94	—	20 h		>99	83	—

^aReaction by-products:conditions: thiol 1a–1t (0.25 mmol), 2a (0.5 mmol), Co–Mo–S-0.83 (13.1 mg), toluene (1.6 mL), 3.5 bar N₂, 180 °C, 18 h.

^bDetermined by GC with respect to the thiol using n-hexadecane as an internal standard.

^cYield of isolated products.

^dYield of the isolated product starting from 10 mmol of thiol 1a. GC-yield of the by-products:

^eBenzo[d]thiazole (5%).

^fBenzyl benzoate (27%).

^gBenzyl acetate (47%).

^hBenzyl 3-(benzylthio)propanoate (10%).