<i>tert</i>-Butyl Sulfoxide as a Starting Point for the Synthesis of Sulfinyl Containing Compounds

Abstract

Sulfoxides bearing a <i>tert</i>-butyl group can be activated using <i>N</i>-bromosuccinimide (NBS) under acidic conditions and then subsequently treated with a variety of nitrogen, carbon, or oxygen nucleophiles to afford a wide range of the corresponding sulfinic acid amides, new sulfoxides, and sulfinic acid esters