Sulfonic peracids - III. Heteroatom oxidation and chemoselectivity

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0040-4020(96)00202-5

We have investigated the p-toluenesulfonic peracid (2) generated in situ in the oxidation of different types of compounds containing nitrogen and/or sulfur. The sulfonic peracid 2 shows a remarkable chemoselectivity characterized by a preferred oxidation of sulfides to the sulfones in the presence of amines or olefins and a strong dependence on the nature of the amine in the competitive oxidation of olefins and amines.