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Keywords:

  • aryl sulfides;
  • cross-coupling;
  • heterogeneous catalysis;
  • palladium on charcoal

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Abstract

S-Arylation of a wide variety of substituted aryl and aliphatic thiols with aryl halides using a catalytic amount of palladium on charcoal as a heterogeneous catalysis with potassium hydroxide as the base in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) at 110 °C is accomplished in good yields. The C[BOND]S bond formation reaction functions under ligand-free conditions, and the palladium on charcoal catalyst can be is reused for five runs without any loss of activity.