Beyond the Pummerer Reaction: Recent Developments in Thionium Ion Chemistry

Susannah Coote, Laura Smith, David Procter

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Abstract

Thionium ions have assumed great importance as electrophiles in organic chemistry in recent years. From classical Pummerer reactions to extended and connective variants, these versatile reactive intermediates have found applications in the synthesis of a wide range of compounds, including alkaloids, nucleoside derivatives, and heterocycles.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5832-5844
Number of pages13
JournalAngewandte Chemie International Edition
Volume49
Issue number34
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 30 Jul 2010

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