trans-(±)-2-tert-butyl-3-phenyloxaziridine: A unique reagent for the oxidation of thiolates into sulfenates

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 72, Issue 14, 2007, Pages 5403-5406

  Boudou, Cédric ^a   Bergès, Matthieu ^a   Sagnes, Charlène ^a   Sopková De Oliveira Santos, Jana ^b   Perrio, Stéphane ^a   Metzner, Patrick ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b CENTRE D ETUDES ET DE RECHERCHE SUR LE MÉDICAMENT DE NORMANDIE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALIPHATIC THIOLATES; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; OXIDIZING AGENTS; SULFOXIDES;

ALKYLATION; BROMINE COMPOUNDS; OXIDATION; QUENCHING;

SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

2 TERT BUTYL 3 PHENYLOXAZIRIDINE; AZIRIDINE DERIVATIVE; OXIDIZING AGENT; SULFENIC ACID DERIVATIVE; THIOL DERIVATIVE; THIOLATE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; 2-TERT-BUTYL-3-PHENYLOXAZIRIDINE;

ALKYLATION; ARTICLE; EPOXIDATION; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; OXIDATION KINETICS; PRODUCT RECOVERY; ROOM TEMPERATURE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; SYNTHESIS;

AZIRIDINES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SULFENIC ACIDS; SULFHYDRYL COMPOUNDS;

EID: 34447316415     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo070700n     Document Type: Article

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