Hypervalent iodine in synthesis. XXIV: A facile method for the preparation of arylsulfinic esters: Oxidation of disulfides or thiophenols by phenyliodine(III) bis(trifluoroacetate) in the presence of alcohols
Arylsulfinic esters were prepared by the oxidation of diaryl disulfides or thiophenols with phenyliodine(III) bis(trifluoroacetate) in the presence of alcohols.