Abstract
Copper-catalyzed cross-coupling of thiols with aryl iodides performed well using an air-stable diazaphospholane ligand in presence of NaOH in DMF at 110 °C and a variety of diaryl sulfides are synthesized in good yields.
Keywords: Arylation, copper, cross-coupling, diazaphospholane, thiols, aryl iodides, aryl sulfides, L-proline, dimethylethylenediamine, dimethylglyoxime