Abstract

A simple and novel methodology for the synthesis of vinyl thiocyanates from decarboxylative cross-coupling reaction of cinnamic acids with KSCN under the synergistic interactions of visible light irradiation, Cs2CO3, Rose Bengal as the photocatalyst and air as the terminal oxidant at room temperature is reported. The reaction takes place by a radical pathway as evidenced from our experiments and literature. The report is the first example on the visible-light mediated thiocyanation of cinnamic acids, which employs environmentally benign and inexpensive starting materials and is characterized by easily removable by-product CO2.

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