Self‐Coupling Reaction of Benzylamine to Form Thioamides and Amides by Elemental Sulfur

Abstract

An efficient self‐coupling reaction of benzylamines has been developed for the synthesis of thioamides and amides by elemental sulfur. By controlling the reaction time, we can not only obtain the corresponding amide product, but also get the intermediate thioamide of the reaction. This reaction could validly avoid the shortcomings of metal catalysts and conforms to the concept of modern atomic economy. The amide products could be obtained in moderate to good yields under the suitable conditions.