Carbon–sulphur bond cleavage in the reaction of benzyl and t-butyl sulphoxides with N-halogenosuccinimides
Abstract
Benzyl and t-butyl alkyl or aryl sulphoxides react with NBS or NCS in CHCI3–ethanol (1%) at 25° to give benzyl or t-butyl halides and ethyl esters of alkyl or aryl sulphinic acids.