Synthesis of mono- and disubstituted sulfines via β-elimination of chloroform from trichloromethyl sulfoxides

Samuel Braverman, Dan Grinstein, Hugo E. Gottlieb

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Abstract

A new method for the synthesis of thioaldehyde and thioketone S-oxides by an unusual base-induced β-elimination of chloroform from readily available allylic and benzylic trichloromethyl sulfoxides is described. The reaction proceeds smoothly under mild conditions. The facile preparation of α,β-unsaturated sulfines by the new method is of special interest. A possible mechanism for this remarkable sulfine synthesis and apparently unprecedented β-elimination of chloroform is presented.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)13933-13944
Number of pages12
JournalTetrahedron
Volume53
Issue number40
DOIs
StatePublished - 6 Oct 1997

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Acknowledgment: This work was supported by a grant from the ISRAEL SCIENCE FOUNDATION.

Funding

Acknowledgment: This work was supported by a grant from the ISRAEL SCIENCE FOUNDATION.

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Israel Science Foundation

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