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. 2019 Aug 20;63(5):2308–2324. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.9b01112

Scheme 2. General Synthesis of Noncommercially Available Thiols.

Scheme 2

Reagents and conditions: (a) 2-ethylhexyl 3-mercaptopropanoate, Pd2dba3, XantPhos, DIPEA, PhMe, 110 °C; (b) NaOEt, PhMe, EtOH, rt; then acid; (c) KOtBu, THF, rt; then acid.