Reactivity and selectivity in the oxidation of aryl methyl sulfides and sulfoxides by hydrogen peroxide mediated by acetonitrile

Donald Bethell*, Andrew E. Graham, Jag P. Heer, Olga Markopoulou, Philip C Bulman Page, B. Kevin Park

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Abstract

In homogeneous methanol solution containing potassium carbonate, hydrogen peroxide and acetonitrile, the active oxidant in the conversion of p-substituted-phenyl methyl sulfides into the sulfoxides is selective (p = -1.0 at 0 °C) but the oxidation of the related sulfoxides at 0 and 24 °C shows low selectivity, which, taken in conjunction with direct kinetic data, throws new light on the active oxidizing species in these nitrite-mediated reactions.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2161-2162
Number of pages2
JournalJournal of the Chemical Society, Perkin Transactions 2
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1993

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