Evidence of Two Key Intermediates Contributing to the Selectivity of P450‐Biomimetic Oxidation of Sulfides to Sulfoxides and Sulfones

A mild process for the selective oxidation of sulfides is in great demand. Therefore, probing the mechanism underlying the biological oxidation of sulfides under ambient conditions may provide valuable insights for the development of such a reaction. Based on porphyrin models of P450 enzymes, evidence of two key intermediates, Int0 and Int1 , in this reaction is provided. Spectroscopic studies indicated the formation of a hydroperoxide‐iron(III) species ( Int0 ) upon addition of H₂O₂. This intermediate proved to be highly selective for sulfoxide production. By contrast, a defined porphyrin oxoiron(IV) cation radical ( Int1 ) directly reacted with sulfoxides, leading selectively to the corresponding sulfones. Interestingly, the available sulfoxides reversibly act as a new axial ligand for Int0 forming a more active species Int0 _SO. The amount of Int0 increased in the presence of alkyl, aryl, or aromatic sulfides, while Int1 formed in the absence of these sulfides. Thus, sulfoxides and sulfones would selectively form under conditions that favor the corresponding intermediates, which elucidate the biological oxidation pathway.     

New Oxidizing Reagent: Peroxysulfonimidoyl Intermediate Generated from Sulfonimidoyl Chloride and Superoxide

Abstract

A new peroxysulfonimidoyl intermediate which is generated in situ from N-carbo-(-)-menthoxy-4-tolylsulfonimidoyl chloride and superoxide (O₂ ^??) in the presence of 18-crown-6-ether at 0°C in acetonitrile was found to have a good oxidizing ability for the selective oxidation of sulfides to the sulfoxides and for the epoxidation of olefins under mild conditions.     

Chiral sulfoxides from (R)-α- dimethylaminoethylferrocene

Chiral sulfoxides and sulfones of potential interest in organic synthesis are prepared by the reaction of 2-lithio-1-(dimethylaminoethyl)-ferrocene with disulfides, followed by oxidation of the sulfides thus obtained with sodium metaperiodate on alumina or with 3-chloropcrbenzoic acid. Most of the reactions, in particular oxidations of the sulfides to form the sulfoxides, proceed with high diastereoselectivity. The sulfoxides and sulfones can be isolated as pure enantiomers. Assignment of absolute configurations is based on independent synthesis together with ¹H- and ¹³C-NMR data and ORD measurements.     

Selective Oxidation of Sulfides to Sulfones Using H2O2 and Anderson-Type Hexamolybdochromate(III) as Catalyst

An Anderson-type hexamolybdochromate(III) is found to be an effective catalyst for the selective oxidation of sulfides to their corresponding sulfones. The reaction was carried out in 60% aq. acetonitrile (v/v) using 30% H₂O₂ at 60°C. Various dialkyl, alkyl-aryl, and diaryl sulfides were selectively oxidized, giving high yields of sulfones after a simple workup procedure.     

Selective Oxidation of Sulfides to Sulfoxides and Sulfones Using n -Butyltriphenylphosphonium Dichromate (Bu n PPh3)2Cr2O7 in the Presence of Aluminium Chloride in Solution and Under Microwave Irradiation

A wide variety of sulfides are efficiently oxidized to their corresponding sulfoxides and sulfones in excellent yields using n-butyltriphenylphosphonium dichromate (BTPPDC) in the presence of aluminium chloride in acetonitrile solution and under microwave irradiation. In addition, selective oxidation of sulfides in the presence of functional groups such as a carbon–carbon double bond, ketone, oxime, aldehyde, ether, and acetal can be considered as a noteworthy advantage of this method.     

Metal-free chemoselective oxidation of sulfides by in situ generated Koser’s reagent in aqueous media

Selective oxidation of sulfides was successfully performed by employing phenyliodine diacetate as an oxidant with the catalysis of TsOH in aqueous solution under mild conditions. Sulfoxides were formed with 1.1 equiv of PhI(OAc)₂ at room temperature; whereas sulfones were obtained in the presence of 2.1 equiv of PhI(OAc)₂ at 80 °C under otherwise identical conditions. Notably, various sulfides were converted to corresponding sulfoxides or sulfones in good to high yields by this metal-free protocol.     

Pseudoesters and Derivatives. XXXI1. Synthesis of 5-Ethylthio-, 5-Ethylsulfinyl- and 5-Ethylsulfonylfuran-2(5H)-ones

Convenient syntheses of 5-(ethylthio) furan-2(5H)-ones 2a-k from the appropriate 5-methoxyfuran-2(5H)-one 1a-g are described. The oxidation to the corresponding sulfoxides 5a-c and sulfones 6a-f is also reported.     

Synthesis of 3-Coumaryl Phenyl Sulfones or Sulfoxides

An unambiguous synthesis of a number of 3-coumaryl phenyl sulfones or sulfoxides have been described which were obtained by the oxidation of the corresponding sulfides with hydrogen peroxide. The sulfides were prepared by the Perkin-Oglialore reaction of o-hydroxyaldehyde with the sodium salt of different S-phenyl thioacetic acids. The sulfones did not exhibit any appreciable antitubercuious activity in the preliminary screening tests.     

Sulfonated Condensed Polynuclear Aromatic (S-Copna) Resin Catalyzed Selective Oxidation of Sulfides to Sulfoxides or Sulfones Using Hydrogen Peroxide

Abstract

Sulfonated condensed polynuclear aromatic (S-COPNA) resin was found to be a highly efficient, environmentally friendly, recyclable heterogeneous catalyst for the oxidation of alkyl and aryl sulfides to the corresponding sulfoxides or sulfones, in good yields under mild reaction conditions using 30% hydrogen peroxide as an oxidant.

Supplemental materials are available for this article. Go to the publisher's online edition of Phosphorus, Sulfur, and Silicon and the Related Elements for the following free supplemental resource: Synthesis of the S-COPNA resin catalyst. Spectroscopic data for compounds.     

One-pot oxidation of sulfides to sulfones by reusable heterogeneous ruthenium catalyst in the presence of molecular oxygen

A reusable solid catalyst, MnFe_1.8Cu_0.15Ru_0.05O₄, has been developed as an effective catalyst for the aerobic oxidation of sulfides and sulfoxides to sulfones. The ruthenium modified spinel catalyst is the first example reported for such reaction under mild condition with molecular oxygen as the only oxidant. The oxidation reaction proceeded via an electrophilic attack of the oxygen atom of the catalyst on the electron-rich sulfur atom of the substrate.     

Selective oxidation of sulfides to sulfoxides and sulfones using hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) in the presence of zirconium tetrachloride

Hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) in the presence of zirconium tetrachloride is a very efficient reagent for the oxidation of sulfides to sulfoxides and sulfones in methanol at room temperature. It is noteworthy that under such conditions, the sulfide function is highly reactive, and various other functional groups such as alkenes and a ketone are tolerated.     

Sulfides,sulfones, and sulfoxides of the furan-2(5H)-one series. synthesis and structure

A number of 4- and 5-R-sulfanylfuran-2(5H)-one derivatives were synthesized, and their oxidation with various reagents was studied. The corresponding sulfones were obtained using hydrogen peroxide in acetic acid. 4-R-sulfanyl derivatives were selectively oxidized to sulfoxides with m-chloroperoxybenzoic acid. The molecular and crystal structures of some new sulfones and sulfoxides were determined by X-ray analysis.     

Fe3O4 as a magnetically reusable Fenton nanocatalyst for the oxidation of thiols to sulfonic acid and sulfides to sulfoxides and sulfones

In this study, the oxidation of thiols to sulfonic acids and sulfides to sulfoxides and sulfones was carried out in the presence of Fe₃O₄/H₂O₂ as an efficient heterogeneous Fenton system. The products were obtained in good to excellent yields and short reaction times. Further results showed that the heterogeneous catalyst could be recovered easily using an external magnetic field and reused several times without any loss of its catalytic activity.     

Nucleophilic addition of secondary phosphine sulfides to divinyl sulfoxide and divinyl sulfone

Secondary phosphine sulfides readily undergo addition to divinyl sulfoxide and divinyl sulfone in the presence of KOH (THF, 20–22°C, 1 h) with regiospecific formation of bis[2-(diorganylthiophosphoryl)-ethyl] sulfoxides and sulfones. A dramatic increase in the electrophilicity of the double bond in the monoadduct suggests transfer of the electron-acceptor effect of the thiophosphoryl group directly though space, due to its donor-acceptor interaction with the polarized S-O bond. It was demonstrated by the example of divinyl sulfoxide that, when performed with equimolar amounts of reactants and a weaker base (LiOH), the reaction can be stopped at the stage of formation of the monoadduct.     

Selective and efficient oxidation of sulfides to sulfoxides with N-bromosuccinimide in the presence of β-cyclodextrin in water

A simple and highly selective oxidation of sulfides to sulfoxides with N-bromosuccinimide (NBS) catalyzed by β-cyclodextrin in water has been developed. A series of sulfides were oxidized selectively at room temperature in excellent yields. This reaction proceeds without over-oxidation to sulfones under mild conditions using water as a solvent and has many advantages over the existing methodologies.     

Cross-metathesis reaction of vinyl sulfones and sulfoxides

Cross-metathesis reactions of α,β-unsaturated sulfones and sulfoxides in the presence of molybdenum and ruthenium pre-catalysts were tested. A selective metahesis reaction was achieved between functionalized terminal olefins and vinyl sulfones by using the ‘second generation’ ruthenium catalysts 1c-h while the highly active Schrock catalyst 1b was found to be functional group incompatible with vinyl sulfones. The cross-metathesis products were isolated in good yields with an excellent (E)-selectivity. Both the molybdenum and ruthenium-based complexes were, however, incompatible with α,β- and β,γ-unsaturated sulfoxides.     

Stereospecific synthesis of 2,3-dimethyl-1,4-thiamorpholines by cyclization of β-n-methoxycarbonylaminoalkyl vinyl sulfoxides and related compounds

Synthesis of cis- and trans-N-methoxycarbonyl-2, 3-dimethyl-l, 4-thiamorpholine and their S-oxides and S, S-dioxides by intramolecular reaction of the corresponding 2-methoxy-carbonylaBinoalkyl-2' -chloroethyl thioethers, sulfoxides and sulfones with sodium hydride in dimethylformamide at room temperature is reported. Cyclization of chlorothioethers and -sulfones is Stereospecific although, in the case of sulfones, the formed 1, 4-thiamorpholines S, S-dioxides epimerize at C(2) after long reaction times. In chlorosulfoxides, elimination of HCl is previous to cyclization which also resulted stereospecific except in the case of the acyclic starting material of R^*s,S^*1,S^*2 configuration, where epimerization at sulfur takes place.     

S-OXIDATION PRODUCTS OF ALKYLTHIOAMPHETAMINES

ABSTRACT

The preparation of the sulfoxides and the sulfones of two centrally active alkylthioamphetamine salts, (±)-1-(4-methylthiophenyl)-2-aminopropane hydrochloride (2) (MTA · HCl) and (±)-1-(2,5-dimethoxy-4-ethylthiophenyl)-2-aminopropane hydrochloride (7) (ALEPH-2 · HCl), is described.     

New synthesis of allylidenecyclobutanes by the reaction of cyclobutylmagnesium carbenoids with vinyl sulfones

The reaction of cyclobutylmagnesium carbenoids, which were generated from 1-chlorocyclobutyl p-tolyl sulfoxides with EtMgCl via the sulfoxide-magnesium exchange reaction at low temperature, with carbanions derived from vinyl sulfones with n-BuLi or LDA resulted in the formation of allylidenecyclobutanes in moderate to good yields. The actual reactive species of the sulfones in this reaction were proved to be the lithium α-sulfonyl carbanion of allyl sulfones derived from the vinyl sulfones by double bond migration with the bases used. Mono- and di-substituted allylidenecyclobutanes can be obtained by using a variety of vinyl sulfones.     

Neue Synthesemethoden, 4. Mitt.: Milde einphasenoxidation von Sulfiden und Sulfoxiden zu Sulfonen

The mild oxidation of sulfides and sulfoxides to sulfones with benzyltriethylammoniumpermanganate in organic solvents is described.

1Scholz, D., in Vorbereitung.