658-00-4

Upstream product

• 658-28-6 (3-fluorophenyl)(methyl)sulfide 
• 2557-77-9 3-fluorothiophenol 
• 625-98-9 3-chlorofluorobenzene 
• 3996-49-4 3-Fluor-phenylsulfinylessigsaeure 

Downstream Products

• 658-28-6 (3-fluorophenyl)(methyl)sulfide 
• 130922-43-9 3-fluorophenyl methyl sulphoxide 
• 209852-82-4 1-Fluoro-3-((S)-methanesulfinyl)-benzene 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Integrating hydrogen production with anodic selective oxidation of sulfides over a CoFe layered double hydroxide electrode

Replacing the sluggish oxygen evolution reaction (OER) with oxidation reactions for the synthesis of complex pharmaceutical molecules coupled with enhanced hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is highly attractive, but it is rarely explored. Here, we report an electrochemical protocol for selective oxidation of sulfides to sulfoxides over a CoFe layered double hydroxide (CoFe-LDH) anode in an aqueous-MeCN electrolyte, coupled with 2-fold promoted cathodic H2productivity. This protocol displays high activity (85-96% yields), catalyst stability (10 cycles), and generality (12 examples) in selective sulfide oxidation. We demonstrate its applicability in the synthesis of four important pharmaceutical related sulfoxide compounds with scalability (up to 1.79 g). X-ray spectroscopy investigations reveal that the CoFe-LDH material evolved into amorphous CoFe-oxyhydroxide under catalytic conditions. This work may pave the way towards sustainable organic synthesis of valuable pharmaceuticals coupled with H2production.

Switchable Synthesis of Aryl Sulfones and Sulfoxides through Solvent-Promoted Oxidation of Sulfides with O2/Air

A practical and switchable method for the synthesis of aryl sulfones and sulfoxides via sulfide oxidation was developed. The chemoselectivities of products were simply controlled by reaction temperature using O2/air as the terminal oxidant and oxygen source. The broad substrate scope, easy realization of gram-scale production, and the simplification of a sulfide oxidation system render the strategy attractive and valuable.

Metal- and additive-free oxygen-atom transfer reaction: an efficient and chemoselective oxidation of sulfides to sulfoxides with cyclic diacyl peroxides

Metal- and additive-free oxidation of a series of sulfides/thioketones has been achieved using cyclic diacyl peroxides as mild oxygen sources. This protocol features simple manipulation, high chemo- and diastereoselectivity, and a broad substrate scope (up to 42 examples), tolerates many common functional groups, and is scalable and applicable to the late-stage sulfoxidation strategy. A preliminary mechanistic study by quantum mechanical calculations suggests that a single two-electron transfer process is energetically more favorable, and indicates the reactivity of cyclic diacyl peroxides distinct from conventional acyclic acyl peroxides.

Metal-Free Approach to Biaryls from Phenols and Aryl Sulfoxides by Temporarily Sulfur-Tethered Regioselective C-H/C-H Coupling

We have developed metal-free regiocontrolled dehydrogenative C-H/C-H cross-coupling of aryl sulfoxides with phenols by means of trifluoroacetic anhydride. Because the reaction would proceed through an interrupted Pummerer reaction followed by sulfonium-tethered [3,3]-sigmatropic rearrangement, the C-H/C-H coupling takes place exclusively between the ortho positions of both substrates. Various functional groups including carbonyl, halo, siloxy, and even boryl moieties are compatible. The biaryl products naturally possess hydroxy and sulfanyl groups, which allows the products to be useful synthetic intermediates, as evidenced by the syntheses of π-expanded heteroarenes such as unprecedented 7,12-dioxa[8]helicene.

Proximal effect of the nitrogen bases in the oxidative decarboxylation of phenylsulfinylacetic acids by oxo(salen)chromium(V) complexes

Oxidative decarboxylation of phenylsulfinylacetic acid (PSAA) and several substituted PSAAs with three oxo(salen)chromium(V) complexes in the presence of nitrogen bases are investigated in 100% acetonitrile medium using spectrophotometric technique. The nitrogenous bases such as imidazole, 1-methyl imidazole and pyridine catalyse the reaction and Michaelis-Menten kinetics is observed with respect to these bases. Among the various bases employed, imidazole with strong π donating ability shows the least accelerating effect and the maximum catalytic activity is observed with pyridine. Both the electron donating and electron withdrawing substituents in PSAA accelerate the reaction rate. The Hammett plots for the three oxo(salen)chromium(V) complexes with three nitrogen bases display a nonlinear upward curvature. The Hammett parameter ρ, changes from large negative to small positive values as the substituents are changed from electron donating to electron withdrawing groups. A mechanism involving direct oxygen transfer from oxo(salen)chromium(V)-nitrogen base adduct to PSAA with simultaneous decarboxylation to yield sulfone is proposed. The nonlinear Hammett plot has been ascribed to a shift in the rate determining step caused by the formation and decomposition of the sulfonium ion intermediate which is susceptible to substituent effect.

Kinetics and Mechanism of Oxidation of Organic Sulphides by Lead Tetraacetate

Kinetics of oxidation of thirty-three organic sulphides, comprising monosubstituted aryl methyl sulphides and alkyl phenyl sulphides, by lead tetraacetate (LTA), to yield the corresponding sulphoxides, have been studied.The reaction is first order with re