Reaction under Ball-Milling: Solvent-, Ligand-, and Metal-Free Synthesis of Unsymmetrical Diaryl Chalcogenides

A convenient, efficient, and general procedure for the synthesis of diaryl chalcogenides including sulfides, selenides and tellurides has been developed by the reaction of diazonium tetrafluoroborates and diaryl dichalcogenides on the surface of alumina under ball-milling without any solvent or metal. A wide range of functionalized diaryl chalcogenides are obtained in high purity by this procedure.