A novel and efficient synthesis of fluoromethyl phenyl sulphone and its use as a fluoromethyl Wittig equivalent

M Inbasekaran, NP Peet, JR McCarthy…

Index: Inbasekaran, Muthiah; Peet, Norton P.; McCarthy James R.; LeTourneau, Michael E. Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications, 1985 , # 10 p. 678 - 679

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A Novel and Efficient Synthesis of Fluoromethyl Phenyl Sulphone and Its Use as a Fluoromethyl Wittig Equivalent1 ... Muthiah Inbasekaran, Norton P. Peet,* James R. McCarthy," and Michael E. LeTourneau Merrell Dow Research Institute, Indianapolis Center, Indianapolis, Indiana 46268, USA ... A new synthesis of fluoromethyl phenyl sulphone (2) and the reaction of its conjugate base (3) with carbonyl compounds provides P-fluoro-alcohols (5), which are utilized to ...