Nickel-Catalyzed Thiocarbonylation of Aryl Iodides with Dialkyl Disulfides for the Synthesis of Thioesters

A nickel-catalyzed molybdenum-promoted carbonylative synthesis of thioesters between aryl iodides and dialkyl disulfides has been developed. This method provides a novel and practical route to aryl thioesters under CO-gas-free conditions. Using Mo(CO)(6) as a solid CO source, many thioesters were obtained in moderate yields without expensive metals such as palladium.

Automated summary

A nickel-catalyzed molybdenum-promoted carbonylative synthesis method has been developed for the synthesis of aryl thioesters without the presence of CO gas. This method uses Mo(CO)(6) as a solid CO source to obtain a variety of thioesters in moderate yields without the use of expensive metals such as palladium.