Department of Organic Chemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University, Aoba, Sendai, 980-8578, Japan.
Org Lett. 2012 Feb 3;14(3):855-7. doi: 10.1021/ol2033724. Epub 2012 Jan 24.
A rhodium complex catalyzed the reaction of aryl methyl ethers and thioesters giving the corresponding aryl esters and methyl sulfides. S-(p-Chlorophenyl) p-(dimethylamino)benzothioate was used for the reaction of methyl aryl ethers with electron-withdrawing groups, and an S-(p-tolyl) derivative was used for those with electron-donating groups. Polymethoxybenzenes were converted to the esters in a regioselective manner.
铑配合物催化芳基甲基醚和硫代酯的反应，生成相应的芳基酯和甲基硫醚。S-（对氯苯基）p-（二甲基氨基）苯并噻吩硫代酯用于具有吸电子基团的甲基芳基醚的反应，而 S-（对甲苯基）衍生物则用于具有供电子基团的反应。多甲氧基苯以区域选择性方式转化为酯。
