An efficient and clean CuI-catalyzed chalcogenylation of aromatic azaheterocycles with dichalcogenides

• DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2011.03.067
• Publication Date: 2011-04-14T20:49:20Z
• Authors: Zhen Li; Jianquan Hong; Xigeng Zhou
• Keywords: 01 natural sciences; 0104 chemical sciences

AbstractDiaryl disulfides, dialkyl disulfides, or diphenyl diselenide are employed under optimized conditions for the title reaction of imidazopyridines, imidazopyrimidines, indoles, and pyrrolo[2,3‐b]pyridines.