• In the presence of triphenylphosphine or triphenyl phosphite, converts alcohols to alkyl chlorides stereospecifically with inversion: Tetrahedron Lett., 3937 (1973). For a review, see: Org. React., 29, 1 (1983). Amides have been prepared by treatment of a carboxylic acid with NCS/PPh3 followed by an amine: Synth. Commun., 25,959 (1995).
• With dimethyl sulfide, forms the Corey-Kim reagent, a mild, selective oxidant for alcohols. For a review, see: Synthesis, 857 (1990); for tabulated examples, see: Org. Synth. Coll., 6, 220 (1988).
• Source of positive chlorine in chlorination and oxidation reactions.
• Methyl ketones may be monochlorinated via their Li enolates: J. Org. Chem., 49, 1286 (1984). For the ɑ-chlorination of acid chlorides formed in situ, see: Tetrahedron Lett., 3235 (1974). For chlorination of deactivated anilines, see: Synthesis, 669 (1985).
• NCS in ether is a convenient alternative to hypochlorite for the conversion of amines to N-chloroamines, for use, e.g. in the Hofmann-Loeffler reaction, see: Chem. Ber., 88, 883 (1955).
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Primary alcohols are oxidized cleanly to aldehydes using NCS and a catalytic amount of TEMPO, A12733 under phase-transfer conditions: J. Org. Chem., 61, 7452 (1996).