Solvent-free conversion of thioamides to thioesters

Abstract

Diverse thioesters were efficiently prepared via the solvent-free reaction of thioamide derivatives with alkyl halides in the presence of catalytic amounts of 1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane (DABCO) in small quantities of water and in good to excellent yields. © 2011 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.