title: A general iodine-mediated synthesis of primary sulfonamides from thiols and aqueous ammonia.
abstract: A general and efficient methodology for preparing primary sulfonamides has been developed. In the presence of iodine as the catalyst and TBHP (70% in water) as the oxidant, a wide range of primary sulfonamides were prepared from the corresponding thiols and aqueous ammonia in moderate to good yields.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Xiasha Campus, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province 310018, People's Republic of China. xiao-feng.wu@catalysis.de.
authors.forename: Jian-Bo
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: Xiao-Feng
authors.initials: XF
authors.lastname: Wu