Stereospecific Desulfinylation of α,β-Epoxy Sulfoxides with Butyllithium. A New Synthesis of Epoxides and Allylic Alcohols from Carbonyl Compounds

Article abstract of DOI:10.1246/bcsj.59.2463

Desulfinylation of α,β-epoxysulfoxides, easily prepared from carbonyl compounds and 1-chloroalkyl phenyl sulfoxide, with 1 equivalent of butyllithium at low temperature gave epoxides in good yields.The similar α,β-epoxy sulfoxides having an arylmethyl gro