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Direct reaction of isocyanides with some sulfenic-acid-generating sulfoxides led to the effective formation of the corresponding thiocarbamic acid S-esters in good to high yields. A multicomponent reaction involving isocyanide, sulfoxide, and a suitable nucleophile has also been developed, providing ready access to a diverse range of sulfur-containing compounds, including isothioureas, carbonimidothioic acid esters, and carboximidothioic acid esters.

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Activation of disulfides with N-halogen succinimide in the presence of TEMPO allows insertion reaction by an isocyanide, the product of which can further accept a wide range of nucleophiles for the generation of isothioureas and related molecular moieties. This new procedure overcomes previous methods that accept essentially only aryl amines as the third nucleophilic component. The diverse nucleophiles usable in our new protocol make this approach a general method for de novo synthesis of many S-containing heterocycles.