Recent resurgence toward the oxidation of heteroatoms using dimethyldioxirane as an exquisite oxidant

ABSTRACT

This review covers the literature from 2005 to till date. Oxidation chemistry is a dynamic field of organic synthesis as it keeps evolving with the passage of time. There is a recent surge in that area to switch over from inorganic oxidants to organic oxidants. The oxidation of heteroatom is an intriguing task for the synthetic chemists, as it requires mild oxidant with no harmful side products. Dimethyldioxirane serves as a super-effective oxidant as it shows high functional group tolerance and possess acetone as byproducts which is also eco-friendly. This review summarizes the heteroatom oxidation of sulfur, nitrogen, iodine, selenium, phosphorous, and platinum atoms using DMDO as an oxidant.

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KEYWORDS:

• DMDO
• heteroatom
• iodine
• nitrogen
• oxidation
• phosphorous
• selenium
• sulfur