A novel palladium-catalyzed azathiolation of carbon monoxide using sulfenam
ide (RSNR'(2)) (1) is described to provide thiocarbamate 2 in good yields.
The mechanistic proposal includes the following: (1) insertion of CO into P
d-S bond of Pd(SR)(2)(PPh3)(n) 4 to provide Pd[C(O)SR](SR)-(PPh3)(n) 5 and
(2) sigma-bond metathesis between S-N and Pd-C(O) bonds to afford 2 with th
e regeneration of 4.