Journal of Organic Chemistry 2004-04-16

Selective oxidation of glycosyl sulfides to sulfoxides using magnesium monoperoxyphthalate and microwave irradiation.

Ming-Yi Chen, Laxmikant Narhari Patkar, Chun-Cheng Lin

Index: J. Org. Chem. 69 , 2884, (2004)

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Abstract

A protocol that uses moist magnesium monoperoxyphthalate (MMPP) as an oxidant under microwave irradiation rapidly yields a variety of glycosyl sulfoxides from corresponding sulfides in high yields with high selectivity.