A controlled‐oxidation synthesis of substituted aryl 1‐methyl‐4‐nitro‐5‐imidazolyl sulfones

Ned D. Heindel, C. Jeffrey Lacey, Roger Egolf, Belle N. Mease, Keith J. Schray

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Abstract

Aryl imidazolyl sulfones bearing pendant hemisuccinamido groups for conjugation to biopolymer transport systems were synthesized from sulfide precursors. The peroxide‐effected oxidation at sulfur was invariably accompanied by some cleavage‐oxidation of the carboxamido groups to nitro functionalities, a process which could be minimized by careful control of the reaction conditions.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1087-1090
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Heterocyclic Chemistry
Volume23
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 1986

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Organic Chemistry

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