SULFONES AND SULFOXIDES

Chemical Shifts of Sulfonic and Sulfinic Acids and Derivatives (d in ppm) 

In addition to the above work on sulfides (see 2.2.3.1.) the behaviour of analogous sulfoxides and sulfons was also studied. The bicyclic sulfoxides 151 [the 0-atom 

155 and could be oxidized with hydrogen peroxide to the sulfone 161. Sulfoxide 155 was also obtained as the sole product from 10 -iodomercuri-2-oxa-7-thia-iso-twistane (144) by oxidation with one equivalent of hydrogen peroxide. 

Treatment of 155 with iodine in chloroform (iododemercuration) yielded the iodo-sulfoxide 156 as the sole product (approx. 40%), whereas, under analogous reaction conditions the S(7)-epimeric organomercuri compound 158 gave approx. 40% of the same iodide 156. However, the S(7)-epimeric iodide 159 was also formed to a smaller extent (approx. 8%). Both sulfoxides 156 and 159 were converted to the same sulfone 162 by oxidation with hydrogen peroxide which by iododemercuration of 161 could also be obtained as an approx. 1 1-mixture with the C(10) -epimer 163. The latter compound was identical with the sulfone prepared via the sulfoxide 

164 by oxidation of 10 -iodo-2-oxa-7-thia-isotwistane 147) (see 2.2.3.1.). Reduction of the mixture of 162 and 163 with raney-nickel yielded the unsubstituted sul-fone 165, which was identical with the oxidation product of 2-oxa-7-thia-isotwistane (148). 

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In sulfoxides and sulfones an adjacent CH group is also deprotonated by strong bases. If one considers the sulfinyl (—SO—) or sulfonyl (—SOj—) groups to be functional groups, then these carbanions are d -synthons. It will be shown later (p. 48f. and 65f.), that these anions may either serve as nonfunctional, d -, d - or d -synthons. 

Third row elements such as sulfur can expand their va lence shell beyond eight electrons and so sulfur-oxygen bonds in sulfoxides and sulfones are sometimes represented as double bonds... 

Carbamates such as Aldicarb undergo degradation under both aerobic and anaerobic conditions. Indeed the oxidation of the sulfur moiety to the sulfoxide and sulfone is part of the activation of the compound to its most potent form. Subsequent aerobic metaboHsm can completely mineralize the compound, although this process is usually relatively slow so that it is an effective iasecticide, acaricide and nematocide. Anaerobically these compounds are hydrolyzed, and then mineralized by methanogens (61). 

Fluorinated and Ghlorfluorinated Sulfonic Acids. The synthesis of chlorinated and fluorinated sulfonic acids has been extensively reviewed (91,92). The Hterature discusses the reaction of dialkyl sulfides and disulfides, sulfoxides and sulfones, alkanesulfonyl haHdes, alkanesulfonic acids and alkanethiols with oxygen, hydrogen chloride, hydrogen fluoride, and oxygen—chloride—hydrogen fluoride mixtures over metal haHde catalysts, such as... 

Both 2- and 7-methylthiopyrido[2,3- f]pyrimidines have been oxidized to sulfoxides and sulfones with hydrogen peroxide or MCPBA, as have 2-arylthio derivatives in the... 

The alkylthio group is replaceable by nucleophiles. The positions 7 and 4 react under mild conditions in that order the 2-alkylthio functions require more drastic treatment. Conversion of l-methyl-4-methylthiopteridin-2-one (157) into the 4-methylamino derivative (158) can be achieved by stirring with methylamine at room temperature (equation 48). The reactivity of an alkylthio group can often be further enhanced by oxidation to the corresponding sulfoxide and sulfone. Thus, reaction of l,3-dimethyl-7-methylthiolumazine (160) with m-chloroperbenzoic acid yields 7-methylsulfinyl- (161) and 7-methylsulfonyl-l,3-dimethyllumazine (162 equation 49) (82UP21601). 4-Amino-2-methylthio-7-... 

The classical structures of pyrrole, furan and thiophene (31) suggest that these compounds might show chemical reactions similar to those of amines, ethers and thioethers (32) respectively. On this basis, the initial attack of the electrophile would be expected to take place at the heteroatom and lead to products such as quaternary ammonium and oxonium salts, sulfoxides and sulfones. Products of this type from the heteroaromatic compounds under consideration are relatively rare. 

The principal electrophiles to attack ring sulfur are either oxidants or alkylating reagents. Thiophene sulfoxide and sulfone formation is discussed in Section 3.02.2.6. Alkylating agents capable of forming thiophenium salts include trimethyloxonium tetrafluoroborate (MeaO BF ) and alkyl fluorosulfonates (ROSO2F). The salts e.g. 87) are conveniently isolated as hexafluorophosphates (88). 

In contrast to thiazoles, certain isothiazoles and benzisothiazoles have been directly oxidized to sulfoxides and sulfones. 4,5-Diphenyl-l,2,3-thiadiazole is converted by peracid into the trioxide (146). Although 1,2,5-thiadiazole 1,1-dioxides are known, they cannot be prepared in good yield by direct oxidation, which usually gives sulfate ion analogous to the results obtained with 1,2,4- and 1,3,4-thiadiazoles (68AHC 9)107). 

Hydroxy and mercapto substituents at the 3- and 5-positions can also exist in tautomeric forms (see Section 4.01.5.2) and can be alkylated at either the substituent or the ring nitrogen atom. 3-Methoxy groups are not replaced by nucleophiles, but both 3- and 5-alkylthio groups react readily, as does 3-methoxy-l,2-benzisothiazole. Alkylthio compounds can be oxidized to sulfoxides and sulfones, and the latter readily undergo nucleophilic replacement. All the hydroxy compounds react with phosphorus pentachloride to give the chloro derivatives. 

The role of IR spectroscopy in the early penicillin structure studies has been described (B-49MI51103) and the results of more recent work have been summarized (B-72MI51101). The most noteworthy aspect of a penicillin IR spectrum is the stretching frequency of the /3-lactam carbonyl, which comes at approximately 1780 cm" This is in contrast to a linear tertiary amide which absorbs at approximately 1650 cm and a /3-lactam which is not fused to another ring (e.g. benzyldethiopenicillin), which absorbs at approximately 1740 cm (the exact absorption frequency will, of course, depend upon the specific compound and technique of spectrum determination). The /3-lactam carbonyl absorptions of penicillin sulfoxides and sulfones occur at approximately 1805 and 1810 cm respectively. The high absorption frequency of the penicillin /3-lactam carbonyl is interpreted in terms of the increased double bond character of that bond as a consequence of decreased amide resonance, as discussed in the X-ray crystallographic section. Other aspects of the penicillin IR spectrum, e.g. the side chain amide absorptions at approximately 1680 and 1510 cm and the carboxylate absorption at approximately 1610 cm are as expected. 

The intermediate sulfides can be oxidized to the corresponding sulfoxides and sulfones and then liberated to give sulfenic and sulfinic acids. 

Oxidation of sulfides results both in sulfoxides and sulfones, as well as starting material. 

Hypervalent molecules, like sulfoxides and sulfones, are too unstable. 

If only one set of polarization functions is used, an alternative notation in terms of is also widely used. The 6-31G=i basis is identical to 6-31G(d), and b-SlG ts is identical to 6-31G(d,p). A special note should be made for the 3-21G basis. The 3-21G basis is basiciy too small to support polarization functions (it becomes unbalanced). However, the 3-21G basis by itself performs poorly for hypervalent molecules, such as sulfoxides and sulfones. This can be substantially improved by adding a set of d-functions. The 3-2IG basis has only d-functions on second row elements (it is sometimes denoted 3-21G(=f=) to indicate this), and should not be considered a polarized basis. Rather, the addition of a set of d-functions should be considered an ad hoc repair of a known flaw. 

Heteroaromatic sulfur compounds do form sulfoxides and sulfones, but these derivatives have their own special reactivity. Francesca Clerici (Milan, Italy) has now provided an up-to-date survey of the preparation and properties of the S-oxides of thiazoles and thiadiazoles, collecting literature scattered in many publications. 

Oxidation of 7-hydroxy- and 7-aryl-5-oxo-2,3-dihydro-5//-pyrido[l,2,3- f< ]-l,4-benzothiazine-6-carboxylates and 6-carboxamides with 3-chloroper-oxybenzoic acid in CH2CI2 yielded sulfoxides and sulfones, depending on the molar ratio of the substrate and oxidizing agent (00MIP7). A sulfoxide was prepared by the oxidation of ethyl (3S)-3-methyl-10-(2,6-dimethyl-4-pyridyl)-7-oxo-2,3-dihydro-7//-pyrido[l,2,3-<7c]-l,4-benzothiazine-6-carbox-ylate (OOMIPIO). 

The stoichiometric reaction of lithium dialkylcuprates in diethyl ether with a-substituted /J-methylallyl sulfoxides and sulfones gives the /-substitution product with high regio- and E stereoselectivity82. The reaction provides a stereoselective method for the synthesis of trisubsti-tuted (TQ-olefins. 

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