G. Rosse et al., A novel synthesis of beta-sulfinyl- and beta-sulfonyl-hydroxamic acids viaCsF-mediated ring opening of substituted beta-lactones, SYNLETT, (4), 2001, pp. 538-540
The ring-opening reaction of 3-substituted beta -lactones with thiols was a
chieved using CsF in DMF as promoter. The resulting beta -sulfanyl-carboxyl
ic acid intermediates were coupled to hydroxylamine-Wang resin and the sulf
ur atom was selectively oxidized to afford beta -sulfinyl- and beta -sulfon
yl-hydroxamic acid libraries.