Tetrahedron Letters

Direct sulfonylation of Baylis–Hillman alcohols and diarylmethanols with TosMIC in ionic liquid-[Hmim] HSO 4: an unexpected reaction

VP Srivastava, LDS Yadav

Index: Garima; Srivastava, Vishnu P.; Yadav, Lal Dhar S. Tetrahedron Letters, 2011 , vol. 52, # 36 p. 4622 - 4626

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Abstract

A Brønsted acidic ionic liquid-[Hmim] HSO4 promoted unexpected reaction of Baylis– Hillman alcohols and diarylmethanols with p-toluenesulfonylmethyl isocyanide (TosMIC) affording the corresponding sulfone derivatives instead of N-tosylmethyl amides is reported. After isolation of the product, the ionic liquid [Hmim] HSO4 was easily recycled for further use.