A chromatography-free and aqueous waste-free process for thioamide preparation with Lawesson’s reagent

Autor: Ke Wu, Yichen Ling, An Ding, Liqun Jin, Nan Sun, Baoxiang Hu, Zhenlu Shen, Xinquan Hu
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry, Vol 17, Iss 1, Pp 805-812 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1860-5397
DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.17.69
Popis: After completing the thio-substitution with Lawesson’s reagent, ethanol was found to be effective in the decomposition of the inherent stoichiometric six-membered-ring byproduct from the Lawesson’s reagent to a highly polarized diethyl thiophosphonate. The treatment significantly simplified the following chromatography purification of the desired thioamide in a small scale preparation. As scaling up the preparation of two pincer-type thioamides, we have successfully developed a convenient process with ethylene glycol to replace ethanol during the workup, including a traditional phase separation, extraction, and recrystallization. The newly developed chromatography-free procedure did not generate P-containing aqueous waste, and only organic effluents were discharged. It is believed that the optimized procedure offers the great opportunity of applying the Lawesson’s reagent for various thio-substitution reactions on a large scale.
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