Tetrahedron Letters

Synthesis of vinylic and cyclic sulfones via a radical addition-elimination sequence

A Padwa, SS Murphree, PE Yeske

Index: Padwa, Albert; Shaun Murphree; Yeske, Philip E. Tetrahedron Letters, 1990 , vol. 31, # 21 p. 2983 - 2986

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Download full text in PDF Opens in a new window. Article suggestions will be shown in a dialog on return to ScienceDirect. ... Please enable JavaScript to use all the features on this page. ... Radical attack on the double bond of 2,3-bis(phenylsulfonyl)-1-propene leads to an intermediate sulfonyl stabilized radical. This species readily fragments to produce a new vinyl sulfone which can undergo further radical cyclization to give a six ring sulfone. ... Radical attack on the ...