Table 2 Effect of solvents and different bases in C-S bond formation in a reaction between 1-bromo-4-nitrobenzene and thiophenol as a model reaction.

From: Synthesis and characterization of highly efficient and recoverable Cu@MCM-41-(2-hydroxy-3-propoxypropyl) metformin mesoporous catalyst and its uses in Ullmann type reactions

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Entry

Solvent

Base

Catalyst(mg)

Temp. (°C)

Time (h)

Yield (%)

1

Toluene

K2CO3

30

80

10

67

2

EtOH

K2CO3

30

80

10

56

3

H2O

K2CO3

30

80

10

0

4

DMSO

K2CO3

30

80

10

89

5

CH3CN

K2CO3

30

80

10

57

6

DMSO/EtOH

K2CO3

30

80

10

86

7

Toluene/EtOH

K2CO3

30

80

10

51

8

CH3CN/EtOH

K2CO3

30

80

10

55

9

DMSO/EtOH

Cs2CO3

30

80

10

85

10

DMSO/EtOH

KOH

30

80

10

82

11

DMSO/EtOH

NaHCO3

30

80

10

80

12

DMSO/EtOH

K2CO3

30

r.t

10

0

13

DMSO/EtOH

K2CO3

30

60

10

50

14

DMSO/EtOH

K2CO3

30

90

10

90

15

DMSO/EtOH

NaOH

30

100

10

90

16

DMSO/EtOH

K2CO3

30

90

4

81

17

DMSO/EtOH

K2CO3

30

90

6

95

18

DMSO/EtOH

K2CO3

30

90

12

88

19a

DMSO/EtOH

K2CO3

–

90

6

0

  1. aWithout catalyst.