Making Flavone Thioethers Using Halides and Powdered Sulfur or Na2S2O3

摘要

The method for constructing C-S bonds is very important in organic synthesis. Here a new sulfenylation method to generate flavone thioether derivatives was developed by employing aromatic or alkyl halides, S powder and Na2S2O3 as reactants. Good yields of regioselective C-alkyl-S and C-aryl S-substituted flavones were generated under relatively environmentally friendly and simple conditions. This method might be potentially applicable to large scale production, and it enriches current sulfenylation methods.