Citation: Yi Shan-Li, Li Mei-Chao, Hu Xin-Quan, Mo Wei-Min, Shen Zhen-Lu. An efficient and convenient method for the preparation of disulfides from thiols using oxygen as oxidant catalyzed by tert-butyl nitrite[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2016, 27(9): 1505-1508. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2016.03.016 shu

An efficient and convenient method for the preparation of disulfides from thiols using oxygen as oxidant catalyzed by tert-butyl nitrite

College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China

Corresponding author: Shen Zhen-Lu, zhenlushen@zjut.edu.cn
Received Date: 12 January 2016
Revised Date: 2 February 2016
Accepted Date: 2 March 2016
Available Online: 19 September 2016

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An efficient and convenient tert-butyl nitrite-catalyzed selective aerobic oxidation of thiols has been developed. Under the optimal reaction conditions, a number of thiol derivatives including aromatic thiols, heteroaromatic thiols and aliphatic thiols can be converted into their corresponding disulfides in good to excellent yields.
- Oxidation,
- Thiols,
- Disulfides,
- tert-Butyl nitrite,
- Oxygen
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