Desulfurative Deuteration of (Hetero)Aryl Sulfides With D <sub>2</sub> O by Nickel Catalysis

Y Yaqi Chen Q Qian Ni (Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research (Ministry of Education), Key Laboratory of Phytochemical R&amp;D of Hunan Province, and Key Laboratory of the Assembly and Application of Organic Functional Molecules of Hunan Province, Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Hunan Normal University Changsha People's Republic of China) L Long Tian (Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry) W Weiqi Song (Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research (Ministry of Education), Key Laboratory of Phytochemical R&amp;D of Hunan Province, and Key Laboratory of the Assembly and Application of Organic Functional Molecules of Hunan Province, Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Hunan Normal University Changsha People's Republic of China) M Mingyang Long (Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research (Ministry of Education), Key Laboratory of Phytochemical R&amp;D of Hunan Province, and Key Laboratory of the Assembly and Application of Organic Functional Molecules of Hunan Province, Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Hunan Normal University Changsha People's Republic of China) M Ming Ma (State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, 38 Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100191, China) H Han Zuilhof B Bo Chen Y Yuanhong Ma

Abstract

ABSTRACT Selective deuteration of (hetero)aryl rings is of great significance and interest, yet it has remained a challenge, especially when employing D 2 O as deuterium source. Herein, the selective desulfurative deuteration of widely available (hetero)aryl sulfides with D 2 O (mostly 1.5 or 3.0 equiv.) has been established by nickel catalysis. This strategy affords an efficient and robust route for the synthesis of a wide range of deuterated (hetero)arenes (87 examples, &gt; 10 different heterocycles) in generally good yields and high deuterium incorporation with good functional group compatibility. The catalytic reaction could be applied to scaled‐up synthesis (e.g., 6.4 g for product 2 , 0.1 mol% Ni catalyst, 590 TON) and late‐stage deuteration of various drugs and bioactive molecules.

Article Details

Volume / Issue Vol. 1, Issue 1
Published July 21, 2026
ISSN 1433-7851
Publisher Wiley

Journal Info

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Wiley

ISSN: 1433-7851 Physical Sciences

Authors (9)

Y

Yaqi Chen

Q

Qian Ni

Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research (Ministry of Education), Key Laboratory of Phytochemical R&amp;D of Hunan Province, and Key Laboratory of the Assembly and Application of Organic Functional Molecules of Hunan Province, Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Hunan Normal University Changsha People's Republic of China

L

Long Tian

Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry

W

Weiqi Song

Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research (Ministry of Education), Key Laboratory of Phytochemical R&amp;D of Hunan Province, and Key Laboratory of the Assembly and Application of Organic Functional Molecules of Hunan Province, Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Hunan Normal University Changsha People's Republic of China

M

Mingyang Long

Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research (Ministry of Education), Key Laboratory of Phytochemical R&amp;D of Hunan Province, and Key Laboratory of the Assembly and Application of Organic Functional Molecules of Hunan Province, Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Hunan Normal University Changsha People's Republic of China

M

Ming Ma

State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, 38 Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100191, China

H

Han Zuilhof

B

Bo Chen

Y

Yuanhong Ma