Selective and efficient transformation of thioethers to their sulfoxides and catalytic conversions of thiols to the disulfides with hydrated iron(III) and copper(II) nitrates in aprotic organic solvents or under solvent free conditions

Article abstract of DOI:10.1080/00397919808005959

Fe(NO₃)₃.9H₂O and Cu(NO₃)₂.3H₂O are efficient reagents for the conversion of thioethers to their sulfoxides in refluxing EtOAc in high yields. Fe(NO₃)₃.9H₂O is also able to proceed the transformations under solvent free conditions at room temperature with excellent yields. Cu(NO₃)₂.3H₂O is highly selective for the oxidation of aryl thioethers to the corresponding sulfoxides. Cu(NO₃)₂.3H₂O also oxidizes catalytically thiols to their corresponding disulfides in excellent yields.

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Selective and Efficient
Transformation of Thioethers
to Their Sulfoxides and
Catalytic Conversions of Thiols
to The Disulfides with Hydrated
Iron(III) and Copper(II) Nitrates
in Aprotic Organic Solvents or
Under Solvent Free Conditions.
H. Firouzabadi a , N. Iranpoor a & M. A. Zolfigol a
a Chemistry Department , Shiraz University , Shiraz,
71454, Iran
Published online: 15 Aug 2006.
To cite this article: H. Firouzabadi , N. Iranpoor & M. A. Zolfigol (1998) Selective and
Efficient Transformation of Thioethers to Their Sulfoxides and Catalytic Conversions
of Thiols to The Disulfides with Hydrated Iron(III) and Copper(II) Nitrates in Aprotic
Organic Solvents or Under Solvent Free Conditions., Synthetic Communications: An
International Journal for Rapid Communication of Synthetic Organic Chemistry, 28:7,
1179-1187, DOI: 10.1080/00397919808005959
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