One-Pot Synthesis of Aryl Sulfones from Alcohols

Teiichi Murakami; Kiyotaka Furusawa

doi:10.1055/s-2002-20958

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One-Pot Synthesis of Aryl Sulfones from Alcohols

Teiichi Murakami*, Kiyotaka Furusawa
Institute for Materials and Chemical Process, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), AIST Tsukuba Central 5, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8565, Japan
Fax: +81(298)614421; e-Mail: t-murakami@aist.go.jp;

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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.

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sulfones - alcohols - sulfinates - one-pot synthesis

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