ChemInform Abstract: Efficient High Yield Oxidation of Thiols and Selenols to Disulfides and Diselenides.

Abstract

Efficient High Yield Oxidation of Thiols and Selenols to Disulfides and Diselenides.-Sulfides (I) and selenides (III) are oxidized by sodium perborate to give the corresponding disulfides (II) and diselenides (IV) respectively. In the case of the disulfides no overoxidation is observed. -(MCKILLOP, A.; KOYUNCU, D.; KRIEF, A.; DUMONT, W.; RENIER, P.; TRABELSI, M.; Tetrahedron Lett. 31 (1990) 35, 5007-5010; School Chem. Sci., Univ. East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK; EN)