Rn. Chen et Ym. Zhang, Cleavage of S-S bond by Sm/cat. CoCl2 or Sm/cat. CoCl2 center dot 6H(2)O system: A novel method for the synthesis of thiolesters, SYN COMMUN, 29(21), 1999, pp. 3699-3704
The Sm/cat. CoCl2 or Sm/cat. CoCl2 . 6H(2)O system promoted disulfides to r
eact with anhydrides or acyl chlorides to afford thiolesters in good yields
under mild and neutral conditions.