Sodium arylsulfinates are treated with manganese(III) 2-pyridinecarboxylate or cerium(IV) tetrabutylammonium nitrate to generate sulfonyl radicals, which react with various olefins giving the addition products.
Sulfonylation and Phosphinylation of Olefinic Compounds with Radical Species Generated by the Oxidation of Sodium Sulfinates and Diphenylphosphine Oxide
Sodiumarenesulfinates are oxidized with manganese(III) 2-pyridinecarboxylate or ammonium cerium(IV) nitrates to generate sulfonyl radicals, which add to olefinic compounds to afford sulfonylated products in good yield. When 1-vinyl cyclic alcohols are used as sulfonyl radical acceptors, sulfonylation proceeds with ring-enlargement. Diphenylphosphinyl radical can also be generated by treating diphenylphosphine