ChemInform Abstract: Surface-Mediated Reactions. Part 8. Oxidation of Sulfides and Sulfoxides with tert-Butyl Hydroperoxide and OXONE.
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Oxidation of sulfides to sulfoxides occurs readily with tBuOOH over SiO2 or with Oxone over either SiO2 or Al2O3, whereas the greatest selectivity is obtained by Oxone over Al2O3. Oxidation of sulfoxides to sulfones occurs with both tBuOOH or Oxone over either SiO2 or Al2O3. Selective oxidation of sulfides to either sulfoxide or sulfone is achieved by simple stoichiometric control (1 or 2 equiv. tBuOOH).
