The journey of C-S bond formation from metal catalysis to electrocatalysis

Due to widespread applications of sulfur-containing frameworks, the construction of the C-S bond has emerged as a useful tool for synthetic organic and medicinal chemists in the recent years. Initially, the C-S bond formations were carried out under transition metal catalysis. The last 10-15 years have been a glorified era for the C-S bond constructions during which various sustainable procedures have been developed. This perspective describes the journey of C-S bond construction starting from transition metal catalysis through oxidant catalysis, photocatalysis and the very recently employed electrocatalysis using various sulfur surrogates.