Di-tert-butyl peroxide-mediated atom-transfer radical addition of 2-chlorodithiane to aryl alkynes under mild conditions.

ABSTRACT

Atom transfer radical addition (ATRA) of 2-chlorodithiane onto aryl alkynes through the use of di-tert-butyl peroxide as an oxidant at room temperature directly affords a variety of synthetically valuable ß-chloro-(Z)-vinyl dithianes in good yields with high regioselectivities and without the assistance of any transition metals. It provides an operationally simple pathway to access vinyl dithianes with controlled formation of a new C(sp(2) )C bond and a C(sp(2) )Cl bond.