title: Economical and environmentally friendly syntheses of 2-(phenylsulfonyl)-1,3-cyclohexadiene and 2-(phenylsulfonyl)-1,3-cycloheptadiene.
abstract: A large-scale and inexpensive synthesis of dienes 1 and 2 has been developed via a four-step procedure starting with benzenethiol and the corresponding cyclic ketone. No chromatography is required.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA.
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Meyers
authors.forename: Philip L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Fuchs