Ruthenium-catalyzed decarboxylative C-S cross-coupling of carbonothioate: synthesis of allyl(aryl)sulfide.

A novel ruthenium-catalyzed decarboxylative cross-coupling of carbonothioate is disclosed. This method provides straightforward access to the corresponding allyl(aryl)sulfide derivatives in generally good to excellent yields under mild conditions and features a broad substrate scope, wide group tolerance and in particular, no need to use halocarbon precursors.

(E)-N'-(5-Bromo-2-hy-droxy-benzyl-idene)-3-methyl-benzohydrazide.

In the title mol-ecule, C(15)H(13)BrN(2)O(2), an intra-molecular O-H⋯N hydrogen bond influences the mol-ecular conformation; the two benzene rings form a dihedral angle of 13.6 (3)°. In the crystal, inter-molecular N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds link the mol-ecules into chains along the a axis and weak inter-molecular C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds further link these chains into layers parallel to the ac plane.

3-Methyl-4-oxo-2-phenyl-4H-chromene-8-carboxylic acid.

In the title compound, C(17)H(12)O(4), the chromene unit is approximately planar, the maximum deviation from the mean plane being 0.0166 Å. The attached phenyl ring makes a dihedral angle of 53.2 (1)° with the fused ring system. The packing of the mol-ecules in the crystal structure is governed by C-H⋯O and O-H⋯O hydrogen-bonding inter-actions.