Transition??Metal??Free Synthesis of (E)??Vinyl Sulfones from Vinyl Halides in Water

…, RY Zhang, G Wang, SY Chen, XQ Yu

Index: Liang, Shuai; Zhang, Ruo-Yi; Wang, Gao; Chen, Shan-Yong; Yu, Xiao-Qi European Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2013 , # 31 p. 7050 - 7053

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Abstract

Abstract A practical transition-metal-free procedure for the synthesis of (E)-vinyl sulfones through the coupling of vinyl halides with sodium sulfinates in water is reported. The reaction is strongly influenced by the presence of acids, and the use of nBu 4 NBr promotes its efficiency.