Abstract
A variety of 1-phenylsulfonylindolylmethyl sulfides are selectively oxidized to the corresponding sulfoxides using a hitherto unexplored KF/m-CPBA system. A major advantage is the absence of over-oxidation.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 4231-4233 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Tetrahedron Letters |
Volume | 46 |
Issue number | 24 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 13 2005 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Indolylmethyl sulfide
- Indolylmethyl sulfoxides
- KF/m-CPBA
- Sulfoxidation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Drug Discovery
- Organic Chemistry