Facile in situ copper(ii) mediated C-S bond activation transforming dithiocarbimate to carbamate and thiocarbamate generating Cu(ii) and Cu(i) complexes

Abstract

Facile in situ Cu(ii) mediated transformation of p- tolylsulfonyldithiocarbimate in conjunction with polypyridyl or phosphine ligands into corresponding carbamate and thiocarbamate led to the formation of new copper complexes with varying nuclearities and geometries, via C-S bond activation of the ligand within identical reaction systems. © 2012 The Royal Society of Chemistry.