title: Rauhut-Currier reaction of nitroalkenes with vinyl sulfones.
abstract: The Rauhut-Currier reaction between nitroalkenes and vinyl sulfones has been successfully carried out for the first time. The reaction proceeds in the presence of an imidazole/LiCl catalyst system in dioxane to provide the adducts possessing a synthetically useful 1-bis-sulfonyl-3-nitroalkene moiety in good to excellent yield. A one-pot transformation of the products to β-sulfonyl-α,β-unsaturated ketoximes has also been demonstrated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai 400 076, India.
authors.forename: Rahul
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Tarun
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Shaikh M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Mobin
authors.forename: Irishi N N
authors.initials: IN
authors.lastname: Nambothiri
mesh_terms: D000475:Alkenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009574:Nitro Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D010091:Oximes / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D013450:Sulfones / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000475:Alkenes; D009574:Nitro Compounds; D010091:Oximes; D013450:Sulfones; C009873:divinyl sulfone