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    Synthesis 2008(16): 2491-2509  
    DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1067188
    REVIEW
    © Georg Thieme VerlagStuttgart ˙ New York

    Recent Developments in DisulfideBond Formation

    Dariusz Witt*
    Department of Organic Chemistry, ChemicalFaculty, Gdansk University of Technology, Narutowicza 11/12, 80-952 Gdansk, Poland
    Fax: +48(58)3472694; e-Mail:dwitt@chem.pg.gda.pl;
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    Publication History

    Received 12 March 2008
    Publication Date:
    24 July 2008 (online)

    Abstract

    This review summarizes the recent developments of di­sulfidebond formation with a variety of reagents. The scope and limitationsof the presented methods are discussed. The syntheses of unsymmetricaldisulfides are highlighted in order to present the most versatileachievements.

    1 Introduction

    2 Preparation of Disulfides

    2.1 By Oxidation of Thiols

    2.2 By Reductive Coupling of Sulfonyl Chlorides

    2.3 By Reaction with Sulfur Monochloride

    2.4 By Radical Cyclization of Substituted Aminothiourea Derivatives­

    2.5 Using 1-Chlorobenzotriazole

    2.6 From Elemental Sulfur

    2.7 From Organophosphorus Sulfenyl Bromide

    2.8 FromN-Trifluoroacetyl Arenesulfenamides

    2.9 Using Phase-Transfer Catalysis

    2.10 From a Thiol-Disulfide Exchange Reaction

    2.11 From Thiocyanates

    2.12 From 2-(Trimethylsilyl)ethyl Sulfides

    2.13 From Thiosulfonates and Thiosulfates

    2.14 From Thioesters

    2.15 By Disulfide Exchange Reactions

    2.16 From Tetrathiomolybdate

    2.17 By Miscellaneous Reactions

    3 Conclusions

    Key words

    disulfides - thiols - synthesis - symmetricaldisulfides - unsymmetrical disulfides