(PhCH2PPh3)+Br3 −: A Versatile Reagent for the Chemoselective Oxidation of Sulfides to Sulfoxides

Benzyltriphenylphosphonium tribromide (BTPTB), as a stable solid reagent, is easily prepared by the reaction of benzyltriphenylphosphonium bromide with Br₂. This reagent can be used as an efficient reagent for the chemoselective oxidation of dialkyl and aryl-alkyl sulfides to their corresponding sulfoxides in the presence of diaryl sulfides and primary alcohols. All reactions were performed in a refluxing mixture of methanol and water in very short reaction times.     

Synthesis of organo soluble aromatic poly(amide-imide)s based on 2-(5-(3,5-dinitrophenyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazole-2-yl)pyridine in an ionic liquid

In this work,the syntheses of new thermally stable poly(amide-imide)s with pendant 2-pyridyl-1,3,4-oxadiazole units in n-butyl methyl imidazolium bromide as reaction media have been reported.A new dicarboxylic acid has been derived from the reaction of diamine,2-(5-(3,5-diaminophenyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazole-2-yl)pyridine(POBD),and trimellitic acid anhydride.Polymers were prepared from the reaction of the diimide-diacid(DIDA) and different aromatic diamines in butyl methyl imidazolium bromide,[bmim][Br],in the ...