Tetrahedron Letters

1, 4-Bis (alkylsulfonyl) benzenes. A new and unexpected cathodic cleavage leading to the corresponding phenoxy ions

J Simonet, O Fourets, JF Pilard

Index: Simonet, Jacques; Fourets, Olivier; Pilard, Jean-Francois Tetrahedron Letters, 2000 , vol. 41, # 11 p. 1763 - 1765

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Abstract

1, 4-Bis (alkylsulfonyl) benzenes 2 exhibit the formation of a fairly stable anion radical under cathodic electron transfer. Its fragmentation leads both to 1-alkylsulfonyl-4-alkyl benzenes (ipso substitution) and 4-alkylsulfonylphenoxy ions, the presence of the latter suggesting a new mode of cleavage for strongly activated sulfones.