CuI-catalyzed, symmetrical diaryl sulfides synthesis from aryl halides in the presence of KF/Al2O3: Using thiourea and thiosemicarbazide as sulfur donor sources

Letters in Organic Chemistry

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 622-625

  Soleiman Beigi, Mohammad ^a   Alikarami, Mohammad ^b   Mohammadi, Fariba ^a   Izadi, Azadeh ^a  

^a ILAM UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cross coupling reactions; CuI; Diaryl sulfides; KF Al2O3; Thiosemicarbazide; Thiourea

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888268800     PISSN: 15701786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/15701786113109990026     Document Type: Article

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