%0 Journal Article
%T Oxidation of chalcogenides using the peroxo complex of molybdenum [MoO(O2)2(H2O)(hmpa)], hmpa = hexamethylphosphoramide
%A Khurana
%A Jitender M.
%A Agrawal
%A Arpita
%A Kumar
%A Sanjay
%J Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society
%D 2009
%I Sociedade Brasileira de Qu¨Şmica, SBQ
%R 10.1590/S0103-50532009000700009
%X this work reports the oxidation of a variety of selenides, sulfides, tellurides, selenoxides, sulfoxides and telluroxides with [moo(o2)2(h2o)(hmpa)] [hmpa = (me2n)3po] in tetrahydrofuran at 65-70 oc to produce the corresponding selenones, sulfones and tellurones in high yields.
%K chalcogenides
%K sulfide
%K selenide
%K telluride
%K oxidation
%K [moo(o2)2(h2o)(hmpa)].
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