Sulfonated porous carbon catalyzed direct and efficient conversion of tertiary, allylic, and benzylic alcohols to thioesters

Abstract

A one-pot conversion of alcohols to thioesters using a sulfonated porous carbon (SPC) as a solid acid catalyst is reported. It was found that, when a tertiary, benzylic, or allylic alcohol was reacted with thioamides in the presence of SPC, the corresponding thioesters were produced in good to excellent yields in a short time. © 2012 Taylor & Francis.