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3-Mercaptopropionic acid, 3-MPA

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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.