Oxidation of Amines and Sulfides Catalyzed by an Assembled Complex of Phosphotungstate and Non-Cross-Linked Amphiphilic Polymer

Abstract

Oxidation of sulfides and amines was performed with an assembled catalyst of phosphotungstate and non-cross-linked amphiphilic polymer. The reactions proceeded with hydrogen peroxide under organic solvent-free conditions. This insoluble catalyst was reused five times with the turnover number up to 500.

polymers - tungsten - oxidation - amines - sulfides

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General Procedure for the oxidation of amines catalyzed by catalyst 1: To a suspension of 1 [5a] (40 mg; 5 mmol) and 2 (2.52 mmol) was added 2.5% H₂O₂ aqueous solution (7.56 mmol) dropwise for 50 min at 0 °C (entry 3: added dropwise at r.t.; entry 5: added one portion at r.t.). The mixture was stirred at room temperature (entry 5: 40 °C; entry 7: 0 °C) for 3-24 h, before it was diluted with EtOAc and filtered through a glass filter. Brine was added to the filtrate, and it was extracted with EtOAc (× 3). The extract was washed with brine, dried over Na₂SO₄, filtered, dried in vacuo, and purified by column chromatography to give 3.

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General procedure for the oxidation of sulfides to sulfones catalyzed by catalyst 1: The mixture of 1, 4 and 35-40% H₂O₂ aqueous solution was shaken by PetiSyther ^® (Shimadzu Scientific Research Inc. Japan) at 700 rpm at 50 °C for 4-7 h, it was diluted with EtOAc and filtered. To the filtrate was added saturated Na₂S₂O₃ and brine, and it was extracted with EtOAc (× 3), dried over Na₂SO₄, filtered, dried in vacuo, and purified by column chromatography to give the products. While the shaker (PetiSyther ^®) for solid-phase syntheses was used in these reactions, the glassware vessel equipped with a magnetic stirrer can be also used.

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The reaction with 2.5% H₂O₂ proceeded slower (55 h) than that with 35-40% H₂O₂, providing sulfone 6a in 95% yield.

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