New Advances in Bis(Sulfoxides) Chemistry

Abstract

The chemistry of bis(sulfoxides) is discussed from two starting materials, (Ss,Ss)-bis-p-tolylsulfinylmethane and (Ss,Ss)-bis-p-tolylsulfinyl alkylidenes. Reactions presented include Michael additions, ionic-radical crossover processes and coordination complexes formations.

GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT

Keywords:

• bis(sulfoxides)
• radical
• Michael addition
• ligands

Acknowledgments

The authors thank CNRS, UPMC, the ANR BLAN “Radicaux Verts” and “CREDOX”, DGA, Fondation de Gif, and IUF for financial support. They also thank Lise-Marie Chamoreau, Partrick Herson, and Jacqueline Vaisserman (UPMC) for the X-ray structure determinations.