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Polyethylene glycol (PEG) 4000 catalysed regioselective nucleophilic ring opening of oxiranes-A new and convenient synthesis of β-hydroxy sulfone and β-hydroxy …

AK Maiti, P Bhattacharyya

Index: Maiti, A. K.; Bhattacharyya, P. Tetrahedron, 1994 , vol. 50, # 35 p. 10483 - 10490

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Abstract

Oxiranes and sodium p-toluene sulfinate salt react smoothly in a regioselective manner in the presence of PEG4000 to furnish β-hydroxy sulfone and β-hydroxysuifide. The reaction was extended for the preparation of alkylsulfones and β-oxosulfones from alkylhalide and β- oxohalide respectively.