Journal of the American Chemical Society

Sulfones. I. Methods for the Preparation of Certain Alkanes, Alkenes, Acids and Lactones with Bis-(ethylsulfonyl)-methane1

MW Cronyn

Index: Cronyn Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1952 , vol. 74, p. 1225,1230

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Citation Number: 16

Abstract

A study of the potential value for synthetic purposes of bis-(alkylsulfonyl)-methanes has been initiated. Satisfactory conditions for the mono-and dialkylations of bis-(ethylsulfony1)- methane have been developed and several reactions of the dialkylated products are described. At 220'in cyclohexane over Raney nickel 5, 5-bis-(ethylsulfonyl)-2,~- dimethylnonane gives 5-ethylsulfonyl-2, 8-dimethylnonane (72%); while at 250', 2, 8- ...