Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Xiasha Campus, Hangzhou 310018, Zhejiang Province, PR China Leibniz-Institut für Katalyse e.V. an der Universität Rostock, Albert-Einstein-Strasse 29a, 18059 Rostock, Germany
Abstract:
A general zinc-catalyzed oxidation of sulfides to sulfoxides has been developed. All the reactions proceeded at room temperature. Hydrogen peroxide was used as a green oxidant. Twenty-one examples of sulfoxides were prepared in moderate to excellent yields.