Oxidative cleavage of aryl or alkyl tert-butyl sulfides with dimethyl sulfoxide/hydrobromic acid to form symmetrical aryl or alkyl disulfides

Article abstract of DOI:10.1055/s-1993-25907

The use of dimethyl sulfoxide and hydrobromic acid as a reagent to oxidatively cleave (tert-butylthio)benzaldehydes, aryl or alkyl tert-butyl sulfides to their corresponding symmetrical disulfides is discussed. A brief mechanistic rationale is given based upon several control experiments.