Advances in Sulfur Chemistry (eBook)

Front Cover 1
Advances in Sulfur Chemistry 4
Copyright Page 5
Table of Contents 8
Dedication 6
INTRODUCTION TO THE SERIES: AN EDITOR'S FOREWORD 10
PREFACE 12
CHAPTER 1. TOTAL SYNTHESIS MEDIATED BY CYCLIC SULFIDES 14
I. INTRODUCTION 14
II. RANEY NICKEL DESULFURIZATION 15
III. RAMBERG-BÄCKLUND SULFUR EXTRUSION 21
IV. REDUCTIVE SULFUR REMOVAL IN SYNTHESIS 28
V. SULFUR AS LATENT FUNCTIONALITY IN TOTAL SYNTHESIS 31
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 50
REFERENCES 51
CHAPTER 2. a-PHOSPHORYL-SUBSTITUTED ORGANOSULFUR COMPOUNDS 54
I. INTRODUCTION 55
II. a-PHOSPHORYL THIOLS 55
III. a-PHOSPHORYL SULFIDES 58
IV. a-PHOSPHORYL SULFOXIDES 86
V. a-PHOSPHORYL SULFONES 99
VI. NOTE ADDED IN PROOF 104
REFERENCES 105
CHAPTER 3. BIOLOGICALLY INTERESTING SMALL RING DISULFIDES 110
I. INTRODUCTION 110
II. DIATOMIC SULFUR AND 3 - AND 4-MEMBERED RING CYCLIC DISULFIDES 111
III. 5-MEMBERED CYCLIC DISULFIDES (1,2-DITHIOLANES) 124
IV. 6-MEMBERED CYCLIC DISULFIDES 130
V. BRIDGED BICYCLIC DISULFIDES 135
REFERENCES AND NOTES 139
CHAPTER 4. METAL-THIOLATE COORDINATION CHEMISTRY: A BIOINORGANIC PERSPECTIVE 146
I. INTRODUCTION 147
II. THE THIOLATE GROUP 147
III. METAL-THIOLATE COORDINATION IN ENZYMES AND PROTEINS 152
IV. NITROGENASE 182
V. CONCLUSIONS 196
REFERENCES 196
CHAPTER 5. BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF THE CONTRIBUTORS 208
THE EDITOR 208
THE AUTHORS 209
INDEX 212