Catalyst/Metal/Solvent-Free Markovnikov Hydrothiolation of Unactivated Alkenes with Dithiocarbamic Acids

J Org Chem. 2024 Apr 19;89(8):5353-5362. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.3c02722. Epub 2024 Apr 2.

Abstract

Catalyst-free Markovnikov-selective hydrothiolation of unactivated alkenes still remains a great challenge. Herein, we develop a catalyst/metal/solvent-free methodology for the Markovnikov hydrothiolation of unactivated alkenes with in situ prepared dithiocarbamic acids, providing a wide array of alkyl dithiocarbamates. A variety of terminal, internal, cyclic, and acyclic unactivated alkenes were applied successfully in this protocol. This three-component thiol-ene reaction can be considered as a new family of click reactions.