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Synthesis of benzylic sulfones

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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. A catalysis with byproduct HCl is involved in this new protocol.
H.-H. Li, D.-J. Dong, Y.-H. Jin, S.-K. Tian, J. Org. Chem., 2009, 74, 9501-9504.


A palladium complex generated in situ from [Pd(η3-C3H5)Cl]2 and DPEphos [bis(2-diphenylphosphinophenyl)ether] catalyzed the nucleophilic substitution of benzylic carbonates with sodium arenesulfinates in DMSO at 80°C. The reaction gave a variety of benzylic sulfones in high yields.
R. Kuwano, Y. Kondo, T. Shirahama, Org. Lett., 2005, 7, 2973-2975.


Decatungstate photocatalysis enables a direct conversion of strong, aliphatic C(sp3)-H bonds into the corresponding alkyl sulfinic acids . This transformation has been applied to a diverse range of C(sp3)-rich scaffolds, including natural products and approved pharmaceuticals, providing efficient access to complex sulfur-containing products.
P. J. Sarver, N. B. Bissonnette, D. W. C. MacMillan, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2021, 143, 9737-9743.


Thiosulfonates synthesized by copper-catalyzed aerobic dimerization serve as substrate for simple and high-yielding strategies for the production of a variety of sulfones and sulfonamides. Thiosulfinates are stable, nontoxic alternatives to metal sulfinate salts derived from toxic SO2.
P. K. Shyam, H.-Y. Jang, J. Org. Chem., 2017, 82, 1761-1767.


Cyanide mediates an in situ generation of a nucleophilic sulfinate ion from vinyl sulfones. Subsequent in situ S-alkylation provides sulfones in high yields. In the presence of N-bromosuccinimide, primary and secondary amines underwent sulfonamide formation.
T. Roy, J.-W. Lee, Synlett, 2020, 31, 455-458.


Sulfides/selenides and sulfones can be obtained simultaneously using a nickel-catalyzed reductive coupling and SN2 synergistic reaction of allyl/benzyl bromides with thiosulfonates/selenosulfonates. The strategy offers excellent step economy, mild reaction conditions, broad functional group compatibility, and excellent yields.
J.-M. Cao, W.-C. Zhu, X.-Y. Liu, W. Rao, S.-S. Shen, D.-p. Sheng, S.-Y. Wang, Org. Lett., 2023, 25, 9207-9212.


Treatment of methylarenes with 1,3-dibromo-5,5-dimethylhydantoin or N-bromosuccinimide and a catalytic amount of 2,2′-azobis(isobutyronitrile) followed by a reaction with a nucleophile, such as benzoic acid, p-toluenethiol, sodium p-toluenesulfinate, aqueous dimethylamine, or succinimide, provides the corresponding benzylated products in good yields.
H. Shimojo, K. Moriyama, H. Togo, Synthesis, 2015, 47, 1280-1290.


The addition of Grignard reagents or organolithium reagents to the SO2-surrogate DABSO generates a diverse set of metal sulfinates, which can be trapped in situ with a wide range of C-electrophiles, including alkyl, allyl, and benzyl halides, epoxides, and (hetero)aryliodoniums to give sulfone products.
A. S. Deeming, C. J. Russell, A. J. Henessy, M. C. Willis, Org. Lett., 2014, 16, 150-153.


A one-pot synthesis of aryl sulfones from primary alcohols is described. Alcohols were treated with N-bromosuccinimide and triphenylphosphine, followed by addition of sodium arenesulfinate with a catalytic amount of tetrabutylammonium iodide to afford the aryl sulfones in good to high yields.
T. Murakami, K. Furusawa, Synthesis, 2002, 479-482.

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Ni-catalyzed stereoconvergent Negishi arylations and alkenylations of racemic α-bromosulfonamides and -sulfones furnish cross-coupling product in very good ee and yield for an array of reaction partners. Mechanistic studies are consistent with the generation of a radical intermediate.
J. Choi, P. Martín-Gago, G. C. Fu, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2014, 136, 12161-12165.