Revisiting the Zincke disulfide reaction for the post-polymerization functionalization of unsaturated polyolefins

Straightforward Functionalization of Sulfur-Containing Peptides via 5- and 6-endo-dig Cyclization Reactions

We present a simple and convenient method for the generation of sulfenyl electrophiles from peptides containing S–S or S–H bonds by employing N-chlorosuccinimide. The corresponding sulfenyl electrophiles are further utilized in 5- and 6-endo-dig cyclization reactions yielding indolizinium salts, indoles, benzo[b]furans, polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and isocoumarins, as well as quinolinones bearing a glutathione moiety. PAH derivatives can be used as selective fluorescent dyes for the visualization of lipid droplets in living cells.

Disulfides as mercapto-precursors in nucleophilic ring opening reaction of polymeric epoxides: establishing equimolar stoichiometric conditions in a thiol–epoxy ‘click’ reaction

This work establishes equimolar stoichiometric conditions in a thiol–epoxy ‘click’ reaction.