Abstract
This review summarizes the recent developments of disulfide
bond formation with a variety of reagents. The scope and limitations
of the presented methods are discussed. The syntheses of unsymmetrical
disulfides are highlighted in order to present the most versatile
achievements.
1 Introduction
2 Preparation of Disulfides
2.1 By Oxidation of Thiols
2.2 By Reductive Coupling of Sulfonyl Chlorides
2.3 By Reaction with Sulfur Monochloride
2.4 By Radical Cyclization of Substituted Aminothiourea Derivatives
2.5 Using 1-Chlorobenzotriazole
2.6 From Elemental Sulfur
2.7 From Organophosphorus Sulfenyl Bromide
2.8 From N -Trifluoroacetyl Arenesulfenamides
2.9 Using Phase-Transfer Catalysis
2.10 From a Thiol-Disulfide Exchange Reaction
2.11 From Thiocyanates
2.12 From 2-(Trimethylsilyl)ethyl Sulfides
2.13 From Thiosulfonates and Thiosulfates
2.14 From Thioesters
2.15 By Disulfide Exchange Reactions
2.16 From Tetrathiomolybdate
2.17 By Miscellaneous Reactions
3 Conclusions
Key words
disulfides - thiols - synthesis - symmetrical
disulfides - unsymmetrical disulfides