Qiang Zhong, Xinru Jiang, Hui Gao, Pei-Long Wang, Hongji Li
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Abstract
An electrochemical sulfenylation of unprotected N-heterocycles with a wide range of commercially available arylsulfonyl chlorides was developed. This protocol features the use of inexpensive N,N,N′,N’-tetramethylethylenediamine (TMEDA) serving as both a promoter and a base to tune the sulfenylation process, thus affording sulfenylated products in good yields with high regioselectivity. Importantly, TMEDA significantly lowers the oxidation potential of indole, thus avoiding the over-oxidation of indole.
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Organic Chemistry Frontiers is an esteemed journal that publishes high-quality research across the field of organic chemistry. It places a significant emphasis on studies that contribute substantially to the field by introducing new or significantly improved protocols and methodologies. The journal covers a wide array of topics which include, but are not limited to, organic synthesis, the development of synthetic methodologies, catalysis, natural products, functional organic materials, supramolecular and macromolecular chemistry, as well as physical and computational organic chemistry.