Cobalt(II) chloride catalysed coupling of thiols and anhydrides: A new and efficient synthesis of thiol esters

✍ Scribed by Saeed Ahmad; Javed Iqbal

• Book ID: 104217998
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1986
• Tongue: French
• Weight: 191 KB
• Volume: 27
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0040-4039
• DOI: 10.1016/s0040-4039(00)83882-4

✦ Synopsis

Cobalt(I1) chloride in acetonitrile catalyses the coupling of anhydrides or acid chlorides with thiols to yield thiol esters in excellent yields.