New Sulfenyl Chloride Chemistry: Synthesis, Reactions and Mechanisms Toward Carbon-Carbon Double Bonds

Abstract

This review summarizes recent publications about sulfenyl chlorides including aspects of their methods of preparation, chemistry and mechanisms with carbon-carbon double bonds and disulfides 85 2. Special attention has been paid to triphenylmethanesulfenyl chloride 2 and the thio 3 and dithio homolog 4.

Key Words:

• Sulfenyl chloride
• Thiosulfenyl chloride
• Dithiosulfenyl chloride
• Thiirane
• Disulfides
• Thiols
• Diselenides
• Polychacolgenides
• Diaminodisulfides
• Diaminotrisulfides