Elucidating Sulfide Activation Mode in Metal-Catalyzed Sulfoxidation Reactivity.

ABSTRACT: Interest in the catalytic activation of peroxides, together with the requirement of stereoselectivity for the production of enantiopure sulfoxides, has made sulfoxidation the ideal playground for theoretical and experimental physical organic chemists investigating oxidation reactivity. Efforts have been dedicated for elucidating the catalytic pathway regarding these species and for dissecting out the dominant factors influencing the yield and stereochemistry. In this article, Ti(IV) and Hf(IV) aminotriphenolate complexes have been prepared and investigated as catalysts in the presence of peroxides in sulfide oxidation. Experimental results have been combined with theoretical calculations obtaining detailed mechanistic information on oxygen transfer processes. The study revealed that steric

SUBMITTER: Garay-Ruiz D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8924929 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature