Dithionite-Involved Multicomponent Coupling for Alkenyl and Alkyl Tertiary Sulfones

Yaping Li, Ming Wang*, Xuefeng Jiang*

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Abstract

A dithionite-involved multicomponent reaction of redox-active esters and alkenes/alkynes is comprehensively achieved for the construction of alkyl and alkenyl tertiary sulfones. The industrial feedstock sodium dithionite is employed as a sulfur dioxide surrogate and a single-electron reductant to initiate the decarboxylation of redox-active esters. Mechanistic studies further indicated that the transformation underwent a proton trapping process, which was different from the traditional radical trapping pathway.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4657-4661
Number of pages5
JournalOrganic Letters
Volume23
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - 18 Jun 2021

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