The reactions between MoCl5and 1–2 equiv. of a selection of sulfoxides at room temperature in dichloromethane as solvent were studied. The 1:1 molar reaction between MoCl5and dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) afforded the C–S coupling product [Me2SCH2SMe][MoOCl4] (1), which was isolated in 46 % yield and characterized by analytical and spectroscopic methods and by X-ray diffraction. MoOCl3, SMe2and HCl were identified as side products. The reactions between MoCl5and tetrahydrothiophene 1-oxide, nBu2SO, MePhSO or (PhCH2)2SO yielded the corresponding sulfides and, in the cases of (PhCH2)2SO and MePhSO, also C–S activation compounds. According to DFT calculations, the unusual formation of 1 is the consequence of thermodynamically feasible Cl/O interchange between MoCl5and DMSO, this being a prerequisite for successive C–H bond activation.
Bortoluzzi, M., Ferretti, E., Hayatifar, M., Marchetti, F., Pampaloni, G., Zacchini, S. (2016). One-Pot Intermolecular C–S Self-Coupling of Dimethyl Sulfoxide Promoted by Molybdenum Pentachloride. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INORGANIC CHEMISTRY, 2016(23), 3838-3845 [10.1002/ejic.201600611].
One-Pot Intermolecular C–S Self-Coupling of Dimethyl Sulfoxide Promoted by Molybdenum Pentachloride
ZACCHINI, STEFANO
2016
Abstract
The reactions between MoCl5and 1–2 equiv. of a selection of sulfoxides at room temperature in dichloromethane as solvent were studied. The 1:1 molar reaction between MoCl5and dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) afforded the C–S coupling product [Me2SCH2SMe][MoOCl4] (1), which was isolated in 46 % yield and characterized by analytical and spectroscopic methods and by X-ray diffraction. MoOCl3, SMe2and HCl were identified as side products. The reactions between MoCl5and tetrahydrothiophene 1-oxide, nBu2SO, MePhSO or (PhCH2)2SO yielded the corresponding sulfides and, in the cases of (PhCH2)2SO and MePhSO, also C–S activation compounds. According to DFT calculations, the unusual formation of 1 is the consequence of thermodynamically feasible Cl/O interchange between MoCl5and DMSO, this being a prerequisite for successive C–H bond activation.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
