An expeditious entry to benzylic and allylic sulfones through byproduct-catalyzed reaction of alcohols with sulfinyl chlorides.
In the absence of external catalysts and additives, a broad range of benzylic and allylic alcohols react with various sulfinyl chlorides to afford structurally diversified benzylic and allylic sulfones in moderate to excellent yields, and importantly, a catalysis with byproduct HCl is involved in this new protocol for sulfone synthesis.
Li
Hai-Hua
HH
Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China.
Dong
De-Jun
DJ
Jin
Yin-Huan
YH
Tian
Shi-Kai
SK