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Non-aqueous reduction of aromatic sulfonyl chlorides to thiols using a dichlorodimethylsilane-zinc-dimethylacetamide system

H Uchiro, S Kobayashi

Index: Uchiro, Hiromi; Kobayashi, Susumu Tetrahedron Letters, 1999 , vol. 40, # 16 p. 3179 - 3182

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Abstract

A new and efficient method for the non-aqueous reduction of sulfonyl chlorides to affored the corresponding thiols by use of a dichlorodimethylsilane-zinc-dimethylacetamide system was successfully developed. Various aromatic thiols were prepared in high yield by easy operation. Continuous reactions with the above reduction using the prepared thiol were also demonstrated.