Mercury-Photosensitized Sulfination, Hydrosulfination, and Carbonylation of Hydrocarbons: Alkane and Alkene Conversion to Sulfonic Acids, Ketones, and Aldehydes

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/jo00019a006

Mercury-photosensitized sulfination of alkanes, RH, with SO2 forms sulfinic acids (RSOOH) and sulfinate esters (RSOOR) in high conversion and yield; oxidation of the mixture produces RSO2OH in high yield.Mercury-photosensitized hydrosulfination of alkenes with H2 and SO2 gives RSO2OH after oxidative workup.Mercury-photosensitized carbonylation of alkanes with CO gives RCHO and R2CO.