Synlett 2015; 26(05): 688-694
DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1379940
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© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York

Iron-Catalyzed Arylsulfonylation of Activated Alkenes

Authors

  • Liangliang Shi

    Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry and Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P. R. of China   Email: fuhua@mail.tsinghua.edu.cn
  • Hui Wang

    Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry and Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P. R. of China   Email: fuhua@mail.tsinghua.edu.cn
  • Haijun Yang

    Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry and Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P. R. of China   Email: fuhua@mail.tsinghua.edu.cn
  • Hua Fu*

    Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry and Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P. R. of China   Email: fuhua@mail.tsinghua.edu.cn
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Publication History

Received: 29 October 2014

Accepted after revision: 24 November 2014

Publication Date:
12 January 2015 (online)


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Abstract

An efficient iron-catalyzed arylsulfonylation of activated alkenes has been developed. The protocol uses readily available N-acryl-N-substituted benzenesulfonamides and arylsulfinic acids as the starting materials, inexpensive iron salt as the catalyst, and environmentally friendly oxygen in air as the oxidant. α-Aryl-β-sulfonyl amides containing a quarternary stereocenter were obtained using N-acryl-N-alkyl benzenesulfonamides as the substrates.

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