Pure Appl. Chem., 2008, Vol. 80, No. 5, pp. 993-1003
http://dx.doi.org/10.1351/pac200880050993
Transition-metal-catalyzed synthesis of organosulfur compounds
Abstract:
Rhodium complexes are efficient catalysts for the synthesis of organosulfur compounds. They catalyze the addition reaction of organosulfur groups to unsaturated compounds, the substitution of C-H with organosulfur groups, and single-bond metathesis reactions. They cleave S-S bonds and transfer the organosulfur groups to various organic and inorganic molecules, including alkynes, allenes, disulfides, sulfur, isonitriles, imines, diphosphines, thiophosphinites, hydrogen, 1-alkylthio-1-alkynes, thioesters, and allyl sulfides.
Keywords
addition; catalysis; C-H substitution; metathesis; organosulfur; transition metals.