Reactions of benzynenickel(0) complexes with thioalkynes: Preparation and coordination of polydentate thioethers containing a 2,3-naphthylene backbone.

Edwards, Alison; Willis, Anthony; Wenger, Eric

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Reactions of benzynenickel(0) complexes with thioalkynes: Preparation and coordination of polydentate thioethers containing a 2,3-naphthylene backbone.

Date

2002

Authors

Edwards, Alison

Willis, Anthony

Wenger, Eric

Publisher

American Chemical Society

Abstract

Double insertion reactions of the thioalkynes MeC≡CS-p-Tol and (MeC≡CSCH2CH2)2S with benzyne-nickel(O) complexes have been used to prepare the 2,3-di(thioether) naphthalene species 2,3-(p-TolS)2-l,4-Me2C10H4 (4) and the 2,3-naphthotrithiacyclononane 2