Selective Deoxygenation of Sulfoxides to Sulfides with Phosphites Catalyzed by Dichlorodioxomolybdenum(VI)

Roberto Sanz*, Jaime Escribano, Rafael Aguado, María R. Pedrosa, Francisco J. Arnáiz*

*Departamento de Química, Universidad de Burgos, 09001 Burgos, Spain, Email: rsdubu.es, farnaizubu.es

R. Sanz, J. Escribano, R. Aguado, M. R. Pedrosa, F. J. Arnáiz, Synthesis, 2004, 1629-1632.

DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-829104

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Abstract

A dichlorodioxomolybdenum(VI)-catalyzed oxotransfer allows a chemoselective deoxygenation of sulfoxides to sulfides in the presence of P(OPh)₃ as the stoichiometric reductant.

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Key Words

deoxygenations, triphenylphosphite, sulfoxides, sulfides, molybdenum(VI), oxotransfer, catalysis

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ID: J66-Y2004-2160