Oxidation of Thioether and Mercaptal to Sulfoxide Catalyzed byHydrogen Phosphates

Junqi Zhang, Meiqiu Li, Xingwang Wang, Yong Zhang, Jun Jia
2015 Youji huaxue  
Hydrogen phosphates have been explored as organocatalysts for the oxidation of a series of aryl alkyl sulfides and 1,3-dithianes derived from aldehydes with aqueous hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2 ) as the terminal oxidant. The corresponding sulfoxides are obtained in moderate to excellent yield (up to 99%) with excellent diastereoselectivity (up to>99∶1 dr).
doi:10.6023/cjoc201505008 fatcat:lus7phuvfzgrpgxtkl3eeckh74