Electrochemical Synthesis of Vinyl Sulfones by Sulfonylation of Styrenes with a Catalytic Amount of Potassium Iodide

Article abstract of DOI:10.1055/s-0040-1707249

An electrochemical sulfonylation reaction of styrenes was developed in which sodium arylsulfinates were used as sulfonylating reagents, a catalytic amount of KI was used as a redox mediator, and Bu ₄NBF ₄was used as the electrolyte. In addition to various styrenes, sodium arylsulfinates with either electron-donating or electron-withdrawing groups were tolerated.