Chem. Pharm. Bull.

Chem. Pharm. Bull., 50(9),1276-1279, September 2002

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Sulfenamide Catalyzed Oxidation of Alcohols to the Corresponding Carbonyl Compounds with Anhydrous Chloramine-T

Hideo KITAGAWA and Teruaki MUKAIYAMA^*

The Kitasato Institute, Center for Basic Research; 6-15-9 (TCI) Toshima, Kita-ku, Tokyo 114-0033, Japan. * To whom correspondence should be addressed. e-mail: mukaiyama@abeam.ocn.ne.jp

N-tert-Butylbenzenesulfenamide (1) catalyzed oxidation of various alcohols with stoichiometric amount of anhydrous chloramines-T (2) proceeded smoothly at room temperature to afford the corresponding carbonyl compounds in good yields.

Key words catalytic oxidation; N-tert-butylbenzenesulfenamide; chloramine-T

Notes

Sulfenamide Catalyzed Oxidation of Alcohols to the Corresponding Carbonyl Compounds with Anhydrous Chloramine-T

Hideo KITAGAWA and Teruaki MUKAIYAMA*

The Kitasato Institute, Center for Basic Research; 6-15-9 (TCI) Toshima, Kita-ku, Tokyo 114-0033, Japan. * To whom correspondence should be addressed. e-mail: mukaiyama@abeam.ocn.ne.jp

Hideo KITAGAWA and Teruaki MUKAIYAMA^*