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Visible-Light-Driven Multicomponent Reactions of Diazosulfonium Triflates with Amines and CS2 or CO2: Direct Synthesis of Bis-Dithiocarbamates/Carbamates
Xue-Cen Xu,
Yue-Gong,
Jie Wang,
Yu-Xuan Meng,
Yu-Long Zhao,
Xue-Cen Xu
Jilin Province Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecular Design & Synthesis, Faculty of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin, 130024 China
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Jilin Province Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecular Design & Synthesis, Faculty of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin, 130024 China
Search for more papers by this authorJie Wang
Jilin Province Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecular Design & Synthesis, Faculty of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin, 130024 China
Search for more papers by this authorYu-Xuan Meng
Jilin Province Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecular Design & Synthesis, Faculty of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin, 130024 China
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Yu-Long Zhao
Jilin Province Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecular Design & Synthesis, Faculty of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin, 130024 China
E-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorXue-Cen Xu,
Yue-Gong,
Jie Wang,
Yu-Xuan Meng,
Yu-Long Zhao,
Xue-Cen Xu
Jilin Province Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecular Design & Synthesis, Faculty of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin, 130024 China
Search for more papers by this authorYue-Gong
Jilin Province Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecular Design & Synthesis, Faculty of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin, 130024 China
Search for more papers by this authorJie Wang
Jilin Province Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecular Design & Synthesis, Faculty of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin, 130024 China
Search for more papers by this authorYu-Xuan Meng
Jilin Province Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecular Design & Synthesis, Faculty of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin, 130024 China
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Yu-Long Zhao
Jilin Province Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecular Design & Synthesis, Faculty of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin, 130024 China
E-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorFirst published: 19 May 2025
Comprehensive Summary
Visible light-induced transformation of CO2 and CS2 into value-added products has attracted worldwide attention because it mimics nature. In this context, although visible-light-induced direct synthesis of dithiocarbamates and carbamates employing SO2 and CO2 as a C1 source has been reported, all these reactions are limited to the preparation of S-alkyl mono-dithiocarbamates and O-alkyl mono-carbamates. Herein, we report a visible-light photoredox-catalyzed multicomponent reaction of diazosulfonium triflates with amines and CS2 or CO2. Mechanistic studies indicate that the diazomethyl radicals might be generated as the key intermediates, thus providing a direction for the application of diazomethyl radicals with other radical acceptors.
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