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β-Hydroxy sulfides and their syntheses

  • University of Johannesburg

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Abstract

Sulfur-containing natural products are ubiquitous in nature, their most abundant source being marine organisms since sulfur, in the form of the sulfate ion, is the second most abundant anion in sea water after chloride. As part of natural products, sulfur can appear in a multitude of combinations and oxidation states: thiol, sulfide (acyclic or heterocyclic), disulfide, sulfoxide, sulfonate, thio-aminal, hemithioacetal, various thioesters, thiocarbamate and isothiocyanate. This review article focuses on β-hydroxy sulfides and analogs; their presence in natural products, general protocols for their synthesis, and examples of their application in target oriented synthesis.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1668-1692
Number of pages25
JournalBeilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry
Volume14
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 5 Jul 2018

Keywords

  • Alkene thiofunctionalization
  • Epoxide thiolysis
  • Sulfur-containing natural products
  • Β-hydroxy sulfides

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Organic Chemistry

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