Selective monodesulfonylation of N,N-disulfonylarylamines with tetrabutylammonium fluoride

Abstract

The monodesulfonylation reaction of N,N-bis(methylsulfonyl)-, N,N- bis(phenylsulfonyl)-, and N,N-bis(p-tolylsulfonyl)arylamines easily proceeded using tetrabutylammonium fluoride in tetrahydrofuran under mild conditions to give the corresponding N-monosulfonylarylamines in excellent yields.