Deoxygenation of sulfoxides, selenoxides, telluroxides, sulfones, selenones and tellurones with Mg–MeOH

The deoxygenation of a variety of sulfoxides, selenoxides, telluroxides, sulfones, selenones and tellurones has been reported with Mg–MeOH at room temperature in nearly quantitative yields. The deoxygenation is proposed to proceed by SET from Mg to the substrate.