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Synthesis of Dithioester Derivatives by Base-Mediated Fragmentation of 1,3-Dithiolanes

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Dithioesters are important agents for chain transfer in polymer chemistry and precursors in the synthesis of heterocycles. Straightforward approaches to their synthesis are therefore in demand. Outlined herein is a method to access such compounds in one-pot. 2-Aryl-1,3-dithiolanes undergo ring fragmentation with LiHMDS in CPME to generate aryl-dithiocarboxylates in 5 min at 100 degrees C. These anions are subsequently captured in the second step by addition of various alkyl halides and diaryliodonium salts to furnish a large library of dithioesters in good yields. The method can be also employed in a one-pot, one-step manner for alkyl bromides and allows the synthesis of dithioesters in gram scale.

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