The Journal of Organic Chemistry

Reaction of simple arenes with FSO3H. cntdot. SbF5/SO2: one-pot synthesis of aromatic sulfoxides. Mechanistic aspects and synthetic utility

KK Laali, DS Nagvekar

Index: Laali, Kenneth Khosrow; Nagvekar, Devdatt S. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1991 , vol. 56, # 5 p. 1867 - 1874

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Abstract

In a simple one-pot reaction, mono-, di-, tri-, and polyalkylbenzenes, isomeric alkylhalobenzenea, and fluoro-,(trifluoromethy1)-, and 1, 3, 5-trifluorobenzene were converted to their corresponding diaryl sulfoxides with FSOaH. SbF5 (1: l)(magic acid)/SO* Dependency of the yields on the acidity (Ho) and the arene structure was demonstrated. Reduction of the formed sulfoxide was also observed as a minor pathway to give diaryl ...