One-Pot Synthesis of Sulfides by Reaction of Disulfides with Alkyl Halides in the Presence of Sodium Dithionite

Abstract

Sodium dithionite-promoted synthesis of unsymmetrical diorganyl sulfides by a reaction of diaryl disulfides with alkyl halides at r.t. has been developed. The advantages offered by this method are operational simplicity, a faster reaction, neutral and mild reaction conditions, and moderate to good yields of products.

Keywords:

• Disulfide
• electron transfer
• one-pot
• sodium dithionite
• sulfide

Acknowledgments

This project was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 20572079) and the National Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province (Nos. Y205540 and Y404039). Supported by the Postgraduate Innovation Foundation of Wenzhou University (No. YCX0514).