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Various types of aromatic and aliphatic sulfides are selectively oxidized to the corresponding sulfoxides in good to excellent yields using 30% H2O2 in the presence of catalytic amounts of N-bromosuccinimide (NBS) in buffered aqueous acetonitrile solution (pH =7.00). The results showed that acid sensitive functional groups such as double bonds, and O,O-acetals remained intact under the described reaction conditions
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This paper is dedicated to Professor Habib Firouzabadi on the occasion of his 65th birthday and also his retirement
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Karimi, B., Zareyee, D. Selective, metal-free oxidation of sulfides to sulfoxides Using 30% hydrogen peroxide catalyzed with N-bromosuccinimide (NBS) under neutral buffered reaction conditions. JICS 5 (Suppl 1), S103–S107 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03246497
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