Study of regioselective methanesulfonylation of simple aromatics with methanesulfonic anhydride in the presence of zeolite catalysts

…, GM Ewart, GA El-Hiti, KR Randles

Index: Smith, Keith; Ewart, Gordon M.; El-Hiti, Gamal A.; Randles, Kenneth R. Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 2004 , vol. 2, # 21 p. 3150 - 3154

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Abstract

Regioselective methanesulfonylation of simple aromatics using methanesulfonic anhydride can be achieved over zeolite catalysts. For example, methanesulfonylation of toluene over various cation-exchanged zeolite β catalysts affords higher para-selectivity in the synthesis of methyl tolyl sulfone than standard Friedel–Crafts methanesulfonylation utilising aluminium chloride.

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