Selective Oxidation of Benzo[ d ]isothiazol-3(2 H )-Ones Enabled by Selectfluor.

A metal-free and Selectfluor-mediated selective oxidation reaction of benzo[ d ]isothiazol-3(2 H )-ones in aqueous media is presented. This novel strategy provides a facile, green, and efficient approach to access important benzo[ d ]isothiazol-3(2 H )-one-1-oxides with excellent yields and high tolerance to various functional groups. Furthermore, the purification of benzoisothiazol-3-one-1-oxides does not rely on column chromatography. Moreover, the preparation of saccharine derivatives has been achieved through sequential, double oxidation reactions in a one-pot aqueous media.