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Mild and Efficient Deoxygenation of Sulfoxides to Sulfides with Triflic Anhydride/Potassium Iodide Reagent System

Kiumars Bahrami*, Mohammad Mehdi Khodaei*, Ahmad Karimi

*Department of Chemistry, Razi University, Kermanshah 67149, Iran, Email: kbahrami2hotmail.com, mmkhodarazi.ac.ir

K. Bahrami, M. M. Khodaei, A. Karimi, Synthesis, 2008, 2543-2546.

DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1067190


Abstract

The combination of triflic anhydride and potassium iodide was an effective promoter for the deoxygenation of sulfoxides and gave the corresponding sulfides in excellent yield in acetonitrile at room temperature. This reagent system is chemoselective and tolerates various functional groups, such as alkenes, ketones, esters, aldehydes, acids, and oximes.

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Key Words

deoxygenation, sulfoxides, sulfides, chemoselective, triflic anhydride, potassium iodide


ID: J66-Y2008-2190