Niobium(V) chloride catalyzed oxidation of dithioacetals with 30% hydrogen peroxide: a concise preparation of bissulfonylmethylene compounds

Masayuki Kirihara; Takumi Goto; Takuya Noguchi; Michitaka Suzuki; Yuki Ishizuka; Sayuri Naito

doi:10.1248/cpb.c12-00826

Niobium(V) chloride catalyzed oxidation of dithioacetals with 30% hydrogen peroxide: a concise preparation of bissulfonylmethylene compounds

Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo). 2013;61(4):460-3. doi: 10.1248/cpb.c12-00826.

Authors

Masayuki Kirihara¹, Takumi Goto, Takuya Noguchi, Michitaka Suzuki, Yuki Ishizuka, Sayuri Naito

Affiliation

¹ Department of Materials and Life Science, Shizuoka Institute of Science and Technology, 2200–2 Toyosawa, Fukuroi, Shizuoka, Japan. kirihara@ms.sist.ac.jp

PMID: 23546006
DOI: 10.1248/cpb.c12-00826

Abstract

The oxidation of dithioacetals with 16 eq of 30% hydrogen peroxide in the presence of 10 mol% niobium(V) chloride at room temperature provides bissulfonylmethylenes in high yields.

MeSH terms

Acetals / chemistry*
Catalysis
Chlorides / chemistry*
Hydrogen Peroxide / chemistry*
Methane / chemical synthesis
Methane / chemistry*
Niobium / chemistry*
Oxidation-Reduction
Sulfinic Acids / chemistry*

Substances

Acetals
Chlorides
Sulfinic Acids
Niobium
niobium pentachloride
Hydrogen Peroxide
Methane