Surfactant-Catalyzed Addition of Higher Thiols to N-Aryl Substituted Maleimides

Yildirim A.

SYNTHETIC COMMUNICATIONS, vol.44, no.8, pp.1137-1141, 2014 (Journal Indexed in SCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 44 Issue: 8
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.1080/00397911.2013.853192
  • Title of Journal : SYNTHETIC COMMUNICATIONS
  • Page Numbers: pp.1137-1141
  • Keywords: water, green chemistry, Alkyl thiols, thia-Michael addition, THIA-MICHAEL ADDITION, ALICYCLIC SECONDARY-AMINES, ALPHA,BETA-UNSATURATED KETONES, CONJUGATE ADDITION, IONIC LIQUID, EFFICIENT, REACTIVITY, MECHANISM, KINETICS, GREEN

Abstract

The cationic-type surfactant-catalyzed conjugate addition reaction of long-alkyl-chained thiols with N-aryl-substituted maleimides in water as a green reaction medium afforded the corresponding thia-Michael adducts in moderate to good yields.