Reactions of Aryl Halides With Thiolate Anions in the Presence of Catalytic Amounts of Tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium Preparation of Aryl Sulfides

Abstract Aryl bromide and iodide were found to react with aliphatic and aromatic thiolate anions to give the corresponding sulfides in the presence of Pd(O). The reaction was not inhibited by p-dinitrobenzene which is a good inhibitor for the SRN1.