Hypervalent iodine(III) oxidation catalyzed by quaternary ammonium salt in miceliar systems

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(98)00828-4

Catalytic activation of iodosobenzene (PhI=O) by cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) allows sulfide oxidation reaction to occur in high yields under mild conditions in a variety of solvents. This PhI=O activation may be due to the formation of micellar