SYNTHESIS AND REACTIONS OF SULFONES - AN EQUIVALENT FOR THE -WITTIG REARRANGEMENT OF NONCONJUGATED SECONDARY CARBANIONS

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)80724-8

The title compounds 4 are prepared from allylic alcohols 1 and tosyldiazomethane.Their anions undergo <2,3>-Wittig rearrangements which allow the incorporation of additional carbon atoms into the molecule.