PAPER	Synthesis 2007: 1465-1470   DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-966039
© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York
An Economical and Convenient Synthesis of Vinyl Sulfones
Zheng-Hui Guan, Wei Zuo, Lian-Biao Zhao, Zhi-Hui Ren, Yong-Min Liang*
State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. of China Fax: +86(931)8912582; e-Mail: liangym@lzu.edu.cn;
Received 7 February 2007

Abstract

A general process for the efficient synthesis of vinyl sulfones has been developed using commercially available sulfinic acid sodium salts and dibromides. A variety of phenyl and methyl vinyl sulfones have been formed in good yields, in the absence of any catalyst.

Key words

vinyl sulfones - sulfinic acid sodium salts - dibromides - synthesis