Preparation of disulfides by the oxidation of thiols using bromine

Article abstract of DOI:10.1080/00397919608003879

Medium length aliphatic disulfides are easily synthesized via the bromine-oxidation of thiols in the absence of solvent. Bromine can also oxidize long aliphatic and aromatic thiols to disulfides in solution. All yields are quantitative.

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Preparation of Disulfides by
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Xiaoming Wu a , Reuben D. Rieke a & Lishan Zhu b
a Department of Chemistry, University of
Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, 68588–0304
b Rieke Metals, Inc., 6133 Heide Lane, Lincoln,
Nebraska, 68502
Version of record first published: 21 Aug 2006.
To cite this article: Xiaoming Wu , Reuben D. Rieke & Lishan Zhu (1996):
Preparation of Disulfides by the Oxidation of Thiols Using Bromine, Synthetic
Communications: An International Journal for Rapid Communication of Synthetic
Organic Chemistry, 26:1, 191-196
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