Facile in situ copper(II) mediated C-S bond activation transforming dithiocarbimate to carbamate and thiocarbamate generating Cu(II) and Cu(I) complexes

Facile in situ Cu(II) mediated transformation of p-tolylsulfonyldithiocarbimate in conjunction with polypyridyl or phosphine ligands into corresponding carbamate and thiocarbamate led to the formation of new copper complexes with varying nuclearities and geometries, via C-S bond activation of the ligand within identical reaction systems.