Nature Communications (Dec 2021)

Modular and stereoselective synthesis of tetrasubstituted vinyl sulfides leading to a library of AIEgens

  • Xun-Shen Liu,
  • Zhiqiong Tang,
  • Zhiming Li,
  • Mingjia Li,
  • Lin Xu,
  • Lu Liu

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-27167-x
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Tetrasubstituted alkenes have found use due to their potential photophysical properties. Here the authors present a method to form tetrasubstituted vinyl sulfides via a rhodium carbenoid rearrangement.