Nucleophilic Substitution of Alkyl (or Aryl) Imidomethyl Sulfones. A New Convenient Synthesis of Alkane (or Arene)sulfinates

Abstract

Convenient syntheses of sodium alkane- and arenesulfinates in high yields and purities have been provided by nucleophilic substitution reactions of alkyl phthalimidomethyl sulfones and aryl succinimidomethyl sulfones, respectively, with ethoxide or thiolates. © 1978, The Pharmaceutical Society of Japan. All rights reserved.