An efficient method for the synthesis of sulfones via nitrogen loss of sulfonyl hydrazones is described. The reaction was performed in the presence of simple copper salt and base by utilization of sulfonyl hydrazones, which were easily prepared from carbonyl compounds. A wide variety of aryl and alkyl sulfones were obtained in moderate to good yields.
The Fe-catalyzed decomposition of sulfonylhydrazones gives rise to sulfones. The reaction is quite general and allows the preparation of sulfones from a variety of aryl, alkyl, and α,β-unsaturated aldehydes and ketones. Crossover experiments reveal that the reaction is an intermolecular process, which may proceed by nucleophilic attack of the sulfinate anion on an iron carbene complex.
Substrate- and temperature-controlled divergence in reactions of alcohols with TosMIC catalyzed by BF<sub>3</sub> · Et<sub>2</sub>O: Facile access to sulfinates and sulfones
ABSTRACT An efficient BF3 · Et2O-catalyzed divergent synthesis of sulfinate esters and sulfones through C–O and C–S bond formation has been achieved from alcohols and p-toluenesulfonylmethyl isocyanide (TosMIC). Various alcohols reacted smoothly with TosMIC under the present conditions at room temperature providing sulfinate esters exclusively. By tuning the reaction temperature, the alcohols that