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Enantioselective oxidation of thioethers 1: An easy route to enantiopure C 2 symmetrical bis-methylsulfinylbenzenes

P Bendazzoli, F Di Furia, G Licini, G Modena

Index: Bendazzoli, Paolo; Furia, Fulvio Di; Licini, Giulia; Modena, Giorgio Tetrahedron Letters, 1993 , vol. 34, # 18 p. 2975 - 2978

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Abstract

Abstract The direct oxidation of bis-methylthioethers 1 by t-butyl hydroperoxide, titanium tetra- iso-propilate and (+)-diethyltartrate, affords the almost enantiomerically pure dl bis- methylsulfinylbenzenes 2 (ee⩾ 99%) in a process which is also characterized by a very high diastereoselectivity.