Rhenium-catalyzed oxidation of sulfides with phenyl sulfoxide

JB Arterburn, SL Nelson

Index: Arterburn, Jeffrey B.; Nelson, Sherry L. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1996 , vol. 61, # 7 p. 2260 - 2261

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Abstract

Sulfoxides are valuable functional groups in organic chemistry and are typically prepared by the oxidation of sulfides. A variety of reagents are capable of this oxidation; however, many of these are useful only within a limited range of sulfide structures. 1, 2 Overoxidation of sulfides, resulting in formation of sulfones, and undesired reactions of other functional groups are common problems, particularly when preparing biologically relevant sulfoxides ...