We report the oxyalkynylation of thiiranes and thietanes using ethynylbenziodoxolone reagents (EBXs) to readily access functionalized building blocks bearing an alkynyl, a benzoate, and an iodide group. The reaction proceeds with high atom efficiency most likely through an alkynyl-episulfonium intermediate. The transformation is copper-catalyzed and compatible with a large array of thiiranes and thietanes.
Mathieu Salzmann, Martin Pierre Engilberge, Vidit Vidit
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Jérôme Waser, Franck Le Vaillant, Stephanie Grace Elizabeth Amos