Dehydrogenation of cyclic thioethers bound to a [Rh(diphosphine)]+ fragment.

The metal-promoted dehydrogenation of cyclic thioethers S(C(5)H(9))(R) (R = C(5)H(9), Ph) to give the corresponding cycloalkenes, S(C(5)H(7))(R), using the [Rh{Ph(2)P(CH(2))(3)PPh(2)}](+) fragment is reported.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Dallanegra, R, Pilgrim, B, Chaplin, AB, Donohoe, T, Weller, A
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2011