Arylthiolation of Arylamine Derivatives with (Arylthio)-pyrrolidine-2,5-diones

摘要

A simple and efficient method for arylthiolation of arylamines has been developed. The protocol uses (arylthio)pyrrolidine-2,5-diones as the arylthiolating reagents, acetonitrile as the solvent, and no catalyst and additive are required, which avoids contamination from the transition metal catalysts in the target products. Therefore, the present method should provide a convenient, efficient and practical strategy for the synthesis of other aryl sulfides.