Abstract
In the electrophilic oxidation by peroxides the reactivity of sulfoxides is considerably less affected by structural effects than that of thioethers. This feature has not been, so far, rationalized. We have calculated by semiempirical methods the charge on the sulfur atom, Q(S), and the energy of the HOMO for a series of thioethers and sulfoxides. Then we have correlated the rate constants for the oxidation of thioethers by H 3O 2 + and of sulfoxides by perbenzoic acid with Q(S) and with F ( F = (E LUMO Ox HOMO Sub) −1 respectively. We find that the reactivity of thioethers is mainly dependent on Q(S), while that of sulfoxides is dominated by F.
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