Sulfonyl esters 1: The reduction of tribromophenyl sulfonates with mercaptide anions

…, RF Langler, NA Morrison

Index: Durkin, Kathleen Anne; Langler, Richard Francis; Morrison Nancy Ann Canadian Journal of Chemistry, 1988 , vol. 66, p. 3070 - 3076

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Abstract

2, 4, 6-Tribromophenyl sulfonates have been shown to undergo unusually efficient reduction by mercaptide anions in hexamethylphosphoramide. The reduction products include the sulfinate anion derived from the sulfonate ester and the disulfide derived from the mercaptide anions.