Visible-Light-Induced Desulfurative Coupling of Alkyl Benzothiazolyl Sulfides with Electron-Deficient Alkenes/Alkynes: Dual Role of Base-Activated Hantzsch Ester
Tetsuya Sengoku, Koki Matsune, Takuma Shimotori, Nagisa Kikuchi, Haruto Hijikata, Shun Nishioka, and Reo Takahashi
ChemCatChem e202401427. (DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202401427)

The Hantzsch ester anion acts not only as a photoreductant in the catalyst-free desulfurative coupling of alkyl benzothiazolyl sulfides with alkenes/alkynes, but also as a sacrificial reductant in an alternative organocatalytic reaction. The utility of this protocol is expanded to radical C-glycosylation, which includes a protective group-free substrate.

ChemRxiv, DOI:10.26434/chemrxiv-2024-bqs8z