A proficient, microwave mediated methodology using CuFe2O4 nanoparticle as the catalyst
for S-arylation of substituted benzene boronic acids with thiophenol has been developed. In this method,
the substituted thioethers were easily obtained through a C-S bond formation using microwave irradiation
technique as well as conventional heating in the presence of CuFe2O4 nanoparticles with
modest to excellent yields with the less reaction time. The ligand free microwave technique helped in
the preparation of substituted thioethers in measurable amount within 10 mins. The same results were
obtained with conventional heating in 12h. The reported method is economically efficient and an alternative
to the initial existing method for the preparation of substituted thioethers.
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