Simple Oxidation of Thiols with Sodium Iodate under Solid–Solution Biphasic Conditions

Abstract

A variety of aromatic, aliphatic, and alicyclic thiols were readily oxidised with a combination of sodium iodate and chromatographic neutral alumina in hexane to afford the corresponding disulfides in excellent yields under mild and neutral conditions.

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