Sulfonamide synthesis through electrochemical oxidative coupling of amines and thiols

Laudadio, Gabriele, Barmpoutsis, Efstathios, Schotten, Christiane, Struik, Lisa, Govaerts, Sebastian, Browne, Duncan L. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8604-229X and Noël, Timothy 2019. Sulfonamide synthesis through electrochemical oxidative coupling of amines and thiols. Journal of the American Chemical Society 141 (14) , pp. 5664-5668. 10.1021/jacs.9b02266

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Abstract

Sulfonamides are key motifs in pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals, spurring the continuous development of novel and efficient synthetic methods to access these functional groups. Herein, we report an environmentally benign electrochemical method which enables the oxidative coupling between thiols and amines, two readily available and inexpensive commodity chemicals. The transformation is completely driven by electricity, does not require any sacrificial reagent or additional catalysts and can be carried out in only 5 min. Hydrogen is formed as a benign byproduct at the counter electrode. Owing to the mild reaction conditions, the reaction displays a broad substrate scope and functional group compatibility.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Chemistry
Publisher:	American Chemical Society
ISSN:	0002-7863
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	8 April 2019
Date of Acceptance:	24 March 2019
Last Modified:	07 May 2023 00:43
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/121609

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