Evidence for the involvement of a sulfurane intermediate in the oxidation of simple sulfides by methyl(trifluoromethyl)dioxirane

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0040-4039(96)00248-1

Methyl(trifluoromethyl)dioxirane reacts with sulfides to give preferentially sulfones, even in the presence of competing sulfoxides. The sulfoxide yield increases at the expense of the sulfone when 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol is used as co-solvent. The reactio