Revisiting Nucleophilic Substitution Reactions: Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of Azides, Thiocyanates, and Sulfones in an Aqueous Medium
Yuhong Ju, Dalip Kumar, and Rajender S. Varma*
*Clean Processes Branch, Sustainable Technology Division, National Risk
Management Research Laboratory, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 26 West
Martin Luther King Drive, MS 443, Cincinnati, Ohio 45268, Email: varma.rajender
epa.gov
Y. Ju, D. Kumar, R. S. Varma, J. Org. Chem., 2006, 71, 6697-6700.
DOI: 10.1021/jo061114h (free Supporting Information)
Abstract
A practical, rapid, and efficient microwave (MW) promoted nucleophilic substitution of alkyl halides or tosylates with alkali adzides, thiocyanates or sulfinates in aqueous media tolerates various reactive functional groups.
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Key Words
Nucleophilic Substitution, Microwave Synthesis, Green Chemistry, Azides, Thiocyanates, Sulfones
ID: J42-Y2006-2640
