Urea–hydrogen peroxide prompted the selective and controlled oxidation of thioglycosides into sulfoxides and sulfones

Adesh Kumar Singh, Varsha Tiwari, Kunj Bihari Mishra, Surabhi Gupta, Jeyakumar Kandasamy

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Abstract

A practical method for the selective and controlled oxidation of thioglycosides to corresponding glycosyl sulfoxides and sulfones is reported using urea–hydrogen peroxide (UHP). A wide range of glycosyl sulfoxides are selectively achieved using 1.5 equiv of UHP at 60 °C while corresponding sulfones are achieved using 2.5 equiv of UHP at 80 °C in acetic acid. Remarkably, oxidation susceptible olefin functional groups were found to be stable during the oxidation of sulfide.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1139-1144
Number of pages6
JournalBeilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry
Volume13
DOIs
StatePublished - 13 Jun 2017
Externally publishedYes

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Keywords

  • Monosaccharides
  • Oxidation
  • Sulfones
  • Sulfoxides
  • Thioglycosides
  • Urea–hydrogen peroxide

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