Six new substituted phenyl mesityl sulfones have been synthesized. Treatment of these sulfones with n-butyllithium re-sults in their rearrangement to the corresponding 2- (substituted benzyl)-4, 6-dimethylbenzenesulfinic acids when the substituent on the phenyl ring is m-chloro, p-chloro, m-methoxy, gmethoxy, p-trifluoromethyl, and 3, 4, 5-trimethyl. Only a trace of acid was isolated when the substituent was m-trifluoromethyl.
![Benzene,1,3,5-trimethyl-2-[[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]thio]结构式](https://image.chemsrc.com/caspic/265/51431-75-5.png)
![Benzene,1,3,5-trimethyl-2-[[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]sulfonyl]结构式](https://image.chemsrc.com/caspic/075/848-17-9.png)
![Benzene,2-[(4-chlorophenyl)sulfonyl]-1,3,5-trimethyl结构式](https://image.chemsrc.com/caspic/365/22944-35-0.png)
