Abstract
Catalytic amounts of VO(acac)2 coupled with t-butylhydroperoxide chemoselectively oxidizes thiols to disulfides under mild reaction conditions and is generally useful for a wide variety of thiols.
*IICT communication No. 4400.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
S.R. is thankful to Dr. J.S. Yadav, Head, Org. Div. I and Dr. K.V. Raghavan, Director, I.I.C.T, for their constant support and encouragement. A.R, S.C.J., and M.A.R. are thankful to CSIR, New Delhi, for a fellowship.
Notes
*IICT communication No. 4400.