Nature Communications (Jun 2018)
Nickel-catalyzed reductive thiolation and selenylation of unactivated alkyl bromides
Abstract
Chalcogen-containing compounds find broad application in chemical industry. Here, the authors report a nickel-catalyzed reductive chalcogenation of unactivated alkyl bromides with thiosulfonates and selenosulfonates to access a range of unsymmetrical sulfides and selenides under mild conditions.