Abstract: In the cleavage of sulfonamides of secondary amines with arene anion radicals 2 moles of the reducing species are consumed rapidly, resulting in formation of amide and sulfinate anions. In the case of arenesulfinate ion a subsequent, much slower reduction converts this to arene hydrocarbon and a mixture of thiosulfate, sulfite, and sulfide salts. By analysis of competitive reactions, the rate law for the first step has been deduced as rate= ...
