AGA8 Supported Cu(I) Nanoclusters as In-situ Generated Cata-lysts for Room Temperature C-S Coupling Reactions in Water

• DOI: 10.22541/au.171040643.34437533/v1
• Publication Date: 2024-03-14T08:54:09Z
• Authors: Hao Jin; Yun Fan; Penghao Liu; Qi Meng; Qiaoqiao Teng

A sustainable and green catalytic strategy for C-S coupling reactions is developed by combining micelle and transition metal catalysis. The synergistic AGA8@Cu(I) catalyst forms by spontaneous anchoring of the in-situ generated Cu(I) nanoclusters onto the AGA8 micelles, and has been fully characterized by XPS, FT-IR, and TEM. The catalyst is highly effective and recyclable in mediating the conversion of halides to disulfides in water at room temperature with a broad substrate scope.