3-Mercaptopropionic acid, 3-MPA
Recent Literature
Various alkyl and aryl sulfoxides have been successfully deoxygenated
using 3-mercaptopropionic acid as a reducing agent and a catalytic
amount of either NBS or I2 in MeCN at ambient temperature.
Under the described reaction conditions, acid sensitive substrates such
as acetals remained intact.
B. Karimi, D. Zareyee, Synthesis, 2003, 1875-1877.
