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Reduction of Sulfoxides to Sulfides in the Presence of Copper Catalysts

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Copper complexes catalyze the reduction of aliphatic and aromatic sulfoxides in the presence of silanes as reducing reagent. The influence of different reaction parameters on the catalytic activity is investigated in detail. The scope and limitations of the described catalyst is demonstrated in the reduction of various sulfoxides. In most cases, high conversion and excellent chemoselectivity are obtained.

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Financial support from the Cluster of Excellence “Unifying Concepts in Catalysis” (funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft and administered by the Technische Universität Berlin) is gratefully acknowledged.

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Enthaler, S., Weidauer, M. Reduction of Sulfoxides to Sulfides in the Presence of Copper Catalysts. Catal Lett 141, 833–838 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10562-011-0590-6

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