A rhodium(III)‐catalyzed C−H activation and thiolation of azobenzene with disulfide was developed. A broad range of azobenzenes were thiolated with high regioselectivity to form mono‐ortho‐substituted products in moderate to excellent yields of up to 99 %. The catalytic system could also be applied for the synthesis of a selenylated product and a benzothiophene.

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铑（III）催化的偶氮苯硫醇化

开发了铑（III）催化的CH活化和偶氮苯与二硫键的硫醇化反应。广泛的偶氮苯以高区域选择性被硫醇化，以中等至优异的收率（高达99％）形成单邻位取代的产物。该催化体系也可用于合成硒化产物和苯并噻吩。