Iowa State University Capstones, Theses and Retrospective Theses and Dissertations Dissertations 1966 Synthetic utility of beta-keto sulfoxides Gerard Joseph Mikol Iowa State University Follow this and additional works at: https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/rtd Part of the Organic Chemistry Commons Recommended Citation Mikol, Gerard Joseph, "Synthetic utility of beta-keto sulfoxides " (1966). Retrospective Theses and Dissertations. 2908. https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/rtd/2908 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Iowa State University Capstones, Theses and Dissertations at Iowa State University Digital Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Retrospective Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Iowa State University Digital Repository. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. This dissertation has been microfihned exactly as received 6 6—10,431 MIKOL, Gerard Joseph, 1940— SYNTHETIC UTILITY OF BETA-KETO SULFOXIDES. Iowa State University of Science and Technology Ph.D., 1966 Chemistry, organic University Microfilms, Inc., Ann Arbor, Michigan SYNTHETIC UTILITY OP BSTA-KETO SULFOXIDES oy Gerard Joseph Mikol / A Dissertation Submitted, to the Graduate Faculty in Partial'Fulfillment of The Requirements for the Degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY Major Subject: Organic Chemistry Approved; Signature was redacted for privacy. In Charge of Major Work Signature was redacted for privacy. Head of Major ^Department Signature was redacted for privacy. Defan of . Graduate Colle.ee Iowa State University Of Science and Technology Ames, Iowa 1966 11 TABLE OP CONTENTS Page INTRODUCTION' 1 LITEBATUEE REVIEW 4 The Kethylsulfinylcarbanlon: Generation and Properties 4 Beta-keto Sulfoxides 10 Asymmetry of the Sulfoxide Group 12 Chemical .Reduction of Sulfoxides l4 Pummerer Rearrangement 21 Dimethyl Sulfoxide as an Oxidizing Agent 31 EXPERIMENTAL ^ 40 Preparation of Methylsulfinylmethyl Aryl Ketones, I; Reaction of Aromatic Esters with Dimethyl Sulfoxide and.