Umpolung of thiols has become a common strategy for the synthesis of various S-containing
compounds and thus a series of sulfur electrophiles have been designed and applied for …

Among different heterocyclic compounds, isoxazole and their analogues are very important
classes of heterocyclic compounds as they display an extensive range of biological actions …

Isoxazoles and their derivatives represent privileged heteroaromatic motifs, which exhibit
remarkable biological and pharmaceutical activities. Notably, metal catalyzed or mediated …

A palladium-catalyzed ionic liquid-accelerated oxidative cascade annulation/
functionalization of acetylenic oximes with unactivated long-chain enols under aerobic …

Sulfur-containing moieties, especially thioethers (sulfides), play pivotal roles in the
functionalities of many natural products, pharmaceutical compounds, and organic materials …

A new kind of electrophilic alkynylthiolating reagent, called N-alkynylthio phthalimide, is
designed and synthesized herein. This electrophilic sulfenylating reagent can be easily …

The nonbasic synthesis of unsymmetrical thioethers via nickel-catalyzed reductive thiolation
between aryl (hetero) iodides and N-thioimides is illustrated. N-Bromosuccinimide (NBS) …

A palladium-catalyzed three component cascade S-transfer reaction of acetylinic oximes
with aryl halides using readily available Na2S2O3 as an odorless sulfenylation reagent …

Harnessing the organo-palladium intermediates generated from electrophilic cyclizations for
tandem C–C bond construction is a challenging task but constitutes an excellent tool for …

A new electrophilic trifluoromethylselenolation reagent, N-trifluoromethylselenophthalimide
(Phth-SeCF3), was developed. A strategy for the synthesis of 4-trifluoromethylselenolated …